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Russian military "considering stationing bombers on Cuba"
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| Jul 21, 2008
Posted on 07/21/2008 3:41:21 PM PDT by nuconvert
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The Russians are just making asses of themselves.
Personally, I’d just ignore them, announce upgrades and test results of the Missile Defense program and then if they open a bomber base in Cuba:
“The US announces today that it is placing 60 museum piece Thor Missiles in Eastern Europe. (I believe it was Thor missiles that Kennedy withdrew from Turkey after the Soviets took the ballistic missiles out of Cuba).
That would be quite a slap in the face to the Ruskies.
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posted on
07/22/2008 5:50:46 AM PDT
by
rbmillerjr
("bigger government means constricting freedom"....................RWR)
To: nuconvert
...an unidentified officer was quoted Monday as telling Izvestiya newspaper.Maybe he had some bad vodka.
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posted on
07/22/2008 5:57:29 AM PDT
by
McGruff
(Either way we're screwed but I'm still voting for McCain)
To: nuconvert
The US lost an opportunity following WW2 in taking Patton and MacArthur’s advice in going after Russia/Soviet Union and China. No doubt they are salivating at the thought of an Obama presidency. God help the ignorant fools of this country who have led this country to its destruction.
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posted on
07/22/2008 6:10:07 AM PDT
by
bushfamfan
(The sunrise has turned into a sunset.)
To: microgood
"On the other hand, I do not believe our stated reasons for putting these systems in place so I am not surprised Putin does not believe it either." Ok. So what do you believe the REAL reason we're putting these systems in place?
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posted on
07/22/2008 6:12:41 AM PDT
by
American_Centurion
(No, I don't trust the government to automatically do the right thing.)
To: jamaksin
Hmmm. What do we do if they deploy the bombers there? WE must NOT remove our missiles from Europe under any circumstances. I think there is no question, Obama would not bat an eye and allow the bombers. McCain I think would ask why are you deploying them? And then demand that they be removed. IF it means another naval blockaid so be it, but we cannot allow long range bombers in this hemisphere.
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posted on
07/22/2008 6:32:37 AM PDT
by
nikos1121
(The first black president of the US should be at least a "Jackie Robinson.")
To: nikos1121
On the other hand, what can the Russians do with long range bombers in Cuba. We could take them out in a heart beat. So this is all a charade. They think we’ll back down or give them something in return.
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posted on
07/22/2008 6:37:09 AM PDT
by
nikos1121
(The first black president of the US should be at least a "Jackie Robinson.")
To: nikos1121
I’d be damn proud of the administration is somebody would just come out and say, “Russian bombers in Cuba? Hell, now we don’t have to fly as far to destroy them.”
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posted on
07/22/2008 7:31:16 AM PDT
by
manapua
To: DoughtyOne
“Ask yourself how we would view a Russian implemented anti missile defense sight on our Canadian border, over the Mexican border or in Cuba.”
I think you missed the part where they were invited to participate in the missile defense shield, including access to all the technology. WHY, exactly, should they be disturbed by it? Especially if they could build their own, and not depend on ours? It only makes sense if they are still antagonistic to US. Putin is either a psycho or a fool, or maybe both.
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posted on
07/22/2008 7:34:31 AM PDT
by
Old Student
(We have a name for the people who think indiscriminate killing is fine. They're called "The Bad Guys)
To: lizol; Lukasz; strategofr; GSlob; spanalot; Thunder90; Tailgunner Joe; propertius; REactor; ...
Russia/Soviet/Coldwar2 PING!
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To: iThinkBig; All
Personally when Boris “resigned” in 2000, I think there where soldiers pointing guns at him behind the camera.. I don’t trust Putin..
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posted on
07/22/2008 8:00:45 AM PDT
by
KevinDavis
(Barak Obama: The Candidate of Clarification)
To: Old Student
Reagan offered that to Gorbachev, but have we repeatedly made offers to give the technology to Russia? We may have, I just haven’t heard of it.
I don’t have any pie in the sky views of Putin. He is what he is. I had been under the impression that we more or less let Russia flap in the breeze in the 2000 to present time frame.
Someone up thread made a comment that we have held a number of summits. I sure don’t remember them all.
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posted on
07/22/2008 8:02:49 AM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(Oh my coolaide has a fist name, it's B A R A K, my coolaide has a second name it's J U A N Y...)
To: gleeaikin
So, how does that compare with the history of Belgium? Switzerland?
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posted on
07/22/2008 8:26:47 AM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
(Are you ready to pray for Teddy?)
To: jbwbubba
However the real question is why is Russia so bent out of shape about 10 defensive missiles, if they are full of love and joy and no ill plans for europe or the U.S. I think it is just a shakedown. They want us to share the technology that cost us billions to develop so they can have there own system. In the end we may have to do it.
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posted on
07/22/2008 8:37:05 AM PDT
by
usurper
(Spelling or grammatical errors in this post can be attributed to the LA City School System)
To: iThinkBig
Liberals and communists have a constant love fest, no doubt.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Liberals and communists are as different as Chevrolets and Chevys.
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posted on
07/22/2008 10:03:59 AM PDT
by
RipSawyer
(What's black and white and red all over? Barack Hussein Obama)
To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; george76; ...
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posted on
07/22/2008 10:33:19 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: American_Centurion
Ok. So what do you believe the REAL reason we're putting these systems in place?
I think this action is directed at Russia, possibly to get bases in the former Soviet bloc. I think Washington wants to rule the world, and control everything in it. To our great detriment.
To: truthguy
Does anyone out there understand what makes these people tick? Vodka.
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posted on
07/22/2008 1:41:19 PM PDT
by
piasa
(Attitude Adjustments Offered Here Free of Charge)
To: microgood
O-kaaaaay.....
So do you believe that there really isn’t ANY reason for the US to percieve that places like Iran and North Korea really haven’t threatened us with nuclear strike, and IF they did we don’t really have any good reason to believe them? After all both countries have a history of really sane and down-to-earth leadership. AND even if ANY of the above is true, “Washington” is simply using it as an excuse to further their desire for world domination.
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posted on
07/22/2008 2:11:32 PM PDT
by
American_Centurion
(No, I don't trust the government to automatically do the right thing.)
To: American_Centurion
Oh and by-the-way, in case you didn’t know, putting interceptors in Eastern Europe doesn’t protect the US from ANY Russian missiles. Russia shoots over the poles to strike the US, and any interceptors we could launch from Europe would in fact be chasing AND losing that battle. Why? Look up BALLISTIC and try to figure out how FAST a missile can be before it becomes an object bound for interstellar space.
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posted on
07/22/2008 2:16:12 PM PDT
by
American_Centurion
(No, I don't trust the government to automatically do the right thing.)
To: American_Centurion
So do you believe that there really isnt ANY reason for the US to percieve that places like Iran and North Korea really havent threatened us with nuclear strike, and IF they did we dont really have any good reason to believe them? After all both countries have a history of really sane and down-to-earth leadership. AND even if ANY of the above is true, Washington is simply using it as an excuse to further their desire for world domination.
I think it is possible that Iran and North Korea are a threat to us and have no problem with the missle defense system which I think is awesome for that type of threat. Line the US with missle defense systems if you want.
What I do not believe is that putting missle defense in Lithuania is a response to that threat. I think something else is going on there. From looking at a map, you would have to believe that the missle defense in Lithuania is to defend Norway and Sweden? I suppose that is possible but it not likely why they are doing that. I think it is more likely they are messing with Russia.
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