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U.S. sends 'Ironhorse' tanks to NATO's nervous Baltic front line
Reuters ^ | Oct 1, 2014 | Peter Apps and Aija Krutaine

Posted on 10/01/2014 12:53:10 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

U.S. troops and tanks will deploy across the three Baltic states and Poland in the next two weeks on a mission designed to deliver an unmistakeable message of NATO resolve to Moscow.

The "Ironhorse" armored cavalry unit, with around 700 soldiers, some 20 M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks with Bradley and Stryker armored fighting vehicles, is one of the most formidable U.S. military forces to be sent onto former Soviet soil. Several of the bases and training areas it will operate from were built for the old Soviet Red Army.

The aim is to convince Moscow that - unlike in non-NATO Ukraine - any Russian interference in Lithuania, Latvia or Estonia would put it at war with the Western alliance.

All three countries were once part of the Soviet Union and analysts say Moscow would dearly like to reassert its influence there, particularly in ethnic Russian areas.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


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To: Berlin_Freeper
Permanently stationing U.S. and other units in the Baltics remains off the table, in part due to concerns this would breach a 1997 Russia-NATO agreement.

All treaties with Russia are now meaningless.

41 posted on 10/01/2014 3:32:57 PM PDT by free_life (If you ask Jesus to forgive you and to save you, He will.)
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To: McGruff
Everything was quiet until they overthrew their government.

Those words were heard before ... the American War of Independence.

As were these words. "Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God. I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!" -- Patrick Henry

FUVP and you McIvan!

42 posted on 10/01/2014 3:39:40 PM PDT by free_life (If you ask Jesus to forgive you and to save you, He will.)
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To: free_life

Stay classy you Christian hypocrite.


43 posted on 10/01/2014 6:02:58 PM PDT by mac_truck ( Aide toi et dieu t aidera)
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To: mac_truck

You can’t handle the truth Russkie.


44 posted on 10/01/2014 8:41:02 PM PDT by free_life (If you ask Jesus to forgive you and to save you, He will.)
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To: FreedomPoster; archy; Gringo1; Matthew James; Fred Mertz; Squantos; colorado tanker; The Shrew; ...

This sounds more like a scaled back REFORGER.


45 posted on 10/02/2014 5:19:56 AM PDT by SLB (23rd Artillery Group, Republic of South Vietnam, Aug 1970 - Aug 1971.)
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To: GreyFriar

>>And mighty light on tanks for the Polish plains.

That’s the problem with being Polish - you’re in a country without strong natural defensible borders, astride a major E-W invasion corridor.


46 posted on 10/02/2014 12:05:54 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: SLB; smokingfrog

Well octoberfest ends the 5th of October.......:o)


47 posted on 10/02/2014 4:04:20 PM PDT by Squantos ( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: Squantos

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!


48 posted on 10/02/2014 7:31:13 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: Berlin_Freeper; blueyon; KitJ; T Minus Four; xzins; CMS; The Sailor; ab01; txradioguy; ...

Active Duty ping.


49 posted on 10/02/2014 7:35:06 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Resist in place.)
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To: OhhTee5

~Remember, the Soviets spent many years battling the Afghans and left in defeat.

We won in less then 2 months.~

LOL. I guess you believe the Wizard of Oz is a documentary.


50 posted on 10/03/2014 9:23:08 AM PDT by wetphoenix
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