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2008-08-14 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

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Posted by tipper 2008-08-14 18:03|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Anyone who thinks that Russia didnt have this whole thing planned out, months in advance, is an idiot. But there are idiots out there.

It takes aroud 6 weeks for the US to plan and execute the movement of two division in a tactical operation. Granted, some have been less but anyone who has been an operational planner knows that a surge of two divisions does not just happen overnight.

The Russians pulled it off almost automatically once the "justification" was provided. If you have any experiance with Russian military, you know it takes days for them to sober up before they even receive an order.

Fortunately, two divisions were participating in "wargames" in the vacinity when this happend. Fortunate indeed.

The sad thing is that sooner or later Russian troops will withdraw... except for the ones who get extra pay to stay behind and grow out their hair to look like locals and cause trouble. This will last much longer then "weeks".

Posted by ArmyLife 2008-08-14 22:33|| 2008-08-14 22:33|| Front Page Top

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