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2006-06-12 Europe

US reservists stationed in Ukraine to leave

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Posted by Steve White 2006-06-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Most medias say that the demonstrators were pro-Soviet/Russia activists and citizenry. One elderly woman argued that the Ukraine's econ is based on TOURISM ERGO US SOLDIERS, AND US DOLLARS, GO HOME!?

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-06-12 00:14|| 2006-06-12 00:14|| Front Page Top

#2 Send in Manstein to retake Khar'kov! That will show them! OOPS! Wrong Army! Wrong War! Wrong Side!
_____Late nite borgboy punditry...as bad as it gets.

Posted by borgboy 2006-06-12 00:28|| 2006-06-12 00:28|| Front Page Top

#3 The old east/west divide.

Posted by Snamble Chath2524 2006-06-12 01:10|| 2006-06-12 01:10|| Front Page Top

#4 How many war brides?

[Just google Ukraine brides. Heh]

Posted by Fleaper Speater7122 2006-06-12 08:23|| 2006-06-12 08:23|| Front Page Top

#5 Slavic nations are very susceptible to nationalist xenophobia. Were they angry with us, they would have said so, so I suspect that they realized this was a political maneuver by some faction, and it had traction.

Sometimes discretion is the better side of valor.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-06-12 12:20|| 2006-06-12 12:20|| Front Page Top

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