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Legendary US Army Commander Says Russia Would "Annihilate" US In Head-To-Head Battle
Zero Hedge ^ | 7 Nov 2015 | Tyler

Posted on 11/07/2015 5:24:40 PM PST by amorphous

Late in September, we brought you "US Readies Battle Plans For Baltic War With Russia" in which we described a series of thought experiments undertaken by The Pentagon in an effort to determine what the likely outcome would be should something go horribly "wrong" on the way to landing the US in a shooting war with Russia in the Balkans.

The results of those thought experiments were not encouraging.

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


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Germany; Russia; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: agitprop; astroturf; baltics; china; coldwar2; europeanunion; france; germany; nato; nope; paidrussiantrolls; pentagon; polandcouldbeatthem; putinsbuttboys; readiness; russia; russianspam; russianstooge; russiawouldlose; sovietunion; tylerdurden; tylerdurdenmyass; unitedkingdom; vladtheimploder; war; zerohedge
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To: Arlis

I agree. We can put nothing past him. He is truly evil and we must expect many more evil things from him.


41 posted on 11/07/2015 6:41:45 PM PST by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased miHe's just not a good presidential candnds.)
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To: Future Snake Eater
Would be great to hear his thoughts today, a year later, and after so much has changed. :-)

Best of luck to you; stay safe!

42 posted on 11/07/2015 6:44:03 PM PST by amorphous
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To: Autonomous User

You are going to have to answer to the coca-cola company for that.


43 posted on 11/07/2015 6:49:18 PM PST by PlateOfShrimp
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To: Fhios

We are already up to our necks in doodoo. A major war is the last thing we need right now. Unfortunately, our adversaries know this as well.


44 posted on 11/07/2015 6:52:19 PM PST by amorphous
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To: The Toll

Not if they engaged at over 75 yards.


45 posted on 11/07/2015 6:55:21 PM PST by jospehm20
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To: amorphous
"Another vulnerable area of ��‹��‹the United States from the geophysical point of view, is the San Andreas fault - 1300 kilometers between the Pacific and North American plates ... a detonation of a nuclear weapon there can trigger catastrophic events like a coast-scale tsunami which can completely destroy the infrastructure of the United States."

All B.S. A nuke won't result in a tsunami on the West Coast. Not that type of fault. The San Andreas fault slips north and south, no tsunami will result at all. And a nuke probably won't trigger an earthquake, as the fault is deep underground beyond reach of a nuke. And if an earthquake happened, it would be localized in a small area and not the entire length of the fault.

46 posted on 11/07/2015 6:56:05 PM PST by roadcat
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To: jospehm20

You may have the modern Kalashnikovs confused with the AK47.


47 posted on 11/07/2015 6:59:01 PM PST by The Toll
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To: Argus

Gentlemen, You cant fight here! This is the war room...!


48 posted on 11/07/2015 7:00:29 PM PST by njslim
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To: PlateOfShrimp

“You are going to have to answer to the coca-cola company for that.

Hey I was just trying to get the President of the United States on that phone!


49 posted on 11/07/2015 7:07:17 PM PST by Autonomous User (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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To: Calpublican

Heck, we are even losing to the Mexicans.


50 posted on 11/07/2015 7:08:21 PM PST by justa-hairyape (The use of the name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: njslim

We cannot win a war with Russia or China….every thing
is made in CHINA now….


51 posted on 11/07/2015 7:10:15 PM PST by Hojczyk
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To: Captainpaintball

“I totally agree. It will asymmetrical. They will attack the economy. They will disrupt the internet. they will attack satellites. They will use EMPs, then conventional nukes.Yellowstone will be the target. The entire continent and 99% of its inhabitants will be destroyed within 96 hours. Then on to Israel.”

Don’t forget abut fluoride and our precious bodily fluids.


52 posted on 11/07/2015 7:14:12 PM PST by CrazyIvan (Hey Pope Francis- The Gospels are not Matthew, Marx, Luke and John.)
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To: amorphous
four battle scenarios, all of them against a Russian adversary in the Baltics - what one currently serving war planner on the Joint Chiefs staff calls "the most likely warfighting scenario we will face outside of the Middle East."

Why is the Baltic such a powderkeg? And what Baltic nation (besides Poland) is worth fighting for?

53 posted on 11/07/2015 7:15:05 PM PST by Spirochete (GOP: Give Obama Power)
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To: The Toll

You may have modern M4s confused with old M16A0. My statement was more factual and less ignorant than yours was. I own a couple of the 5.45 rifles and they are not noticeably better at hitting stuff far away than my 7.62 AKs are.


54 posted on 11/07/2015 7:16:38 PM PST by jospehm20
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To: roadcat
Tell that to Dwayne Johnson :-)

I find the possibility of triggering the San Andres fault by a nuclear bomb doubtful, as well. If it can be done, the Russians are the ones for the job however, since they've built and tested the world's largest nuclear bomb. Designed capability of 100 megatons, the lead scientist supposedly dialed it back to half that out of concerns a massive amount of radioactive fallout would be released.

I would think triggering a volcano a more likely possibility.

55 posted on 11/07/2015 7:17:46 PM PST by amorphous
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To: EEGator

Perhaps it might be better, Mr. President, if you were more concerned with the American People than with your image in the history books.


56 posted on 11/07/2015 7:17:51 PM PST by Autonomous User (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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To: Spirochete

One better, why is toppling Assad in Syria so important?


57 posted on 11/07/2015 7:22:38 PM PST by amorphous
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To: jospehm20

Cool. Hang out with your Direct Inpengement massive failure. 12 out of 30 of your guys will be busy with clearance drills while they get flanked and slaughtered. I’m not Russian, just realistic.


58 posted on 11/07/2015 7:23:30 PM PST by The Toll
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To: The Toll

I’m not Russian, just realistic.

Actually you are delusional and hyperbolic.


59 posted on 11/07/2015 7:26:45 PM PST by jospehm20
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To: jospehm20

Ok. : )


60 posted on 11/07/2015 7:27:55 PM PST by The Toll
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