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2007-08-21 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

If U.S. missile plans in Europe materialize, Russia will have to respond - general

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Posted by anonymous5089 2007-08-21 10:51|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 And what will you do? Point your missiles at us again? Put M.A.D. back in action? Spend money you don't have to overcome our improving missile interceptors? Build more nukes?

Seriously. I want to know.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-08-21 10:55|| 2007-08-21 10:55|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe our installation of missile defense systems in the Czech Republic will need to include several thousand very well-armed "advisors".

As always, the Russians display a really shitty grasp of just how poorly their threatening PR campaign comes off. Rampaging around in hob-nailed boots doesn't do much to win hearts and minds when unsolicited military invasions are no longer a viable option.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-08-21 13:15|| 2007-08-21 13:15|| Front Page Top

#3 You've got to remember how effective Islamic terrorist threats have 'influenced' the Euros. So, why shouldn't Putin try the same game? You get what you tolerate.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-08-21 13:42|| 2007-08-21 13:42|| Front Page Top

#4 FREEREPUBLIC Poster > Russia is facing a severe demographic disaster, wid a net loss of up to 50.0Milyuhn people by 2050, and exclusive of the stresses of any national Regional-Global competition agz the USA, China [control of SCO/Eurasia], or the threat to Russia = SCO/Eurasia from Radical Islamism.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-08-21 19:22|| 2007-08-21 19:22|| Front Page Top

#5 They will surge 5 to 9 Mechanized Corps thru the NATO 5th Corp Area and prepare to....

What? Really? Damn! Okay. Let form up on the Danzing Vistula line....

Posted by Thomas Woof 2007-08-21 19:22|| 2007-08-21 19:22|| Front Page Top

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