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Seven NATO allies to create new rapid reaction force-report
Reuters ^ | Fri Aug 29, 2014 4:41pm EDT | Reuters

Posted on 08/30/2014 10:44:23 AM PDT by WhiskeyX

Aug 29 (Reuters) - Seven NATO allies plan to create a new rapid reaction force of at least 10,000 soldiers as part of plans to boost NATO defences in response to Russia's intervention in Ukraine, the Financial Times reported on Friday.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: nato; rapidreactionforce; russia; ukrainecrisis

1 posted on 08/30/2014 10:44:23 AM PDT by WhiskeyX
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To: WhiskeyX

Sohh... they are going to start shooting dogs?


2 posted on 08/30/2014 10:55:53 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: WhiskeyX
Of the seven countries only Estonia carries its own weight as far as defense spending goes, and that's not saying much.

Good thing Uncle Sugar is picking up the tab...

3 posted on 08/30/2014 12:09:28 PM PDT by mac_truck ( Aide toi et dieu t aidera)
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To: WhiskeyX

This is big news, and a large unit.


4 posted on 08/30/2014 12:25:12 PM PDT by ansel12 (LEGAL immigrants, 30 million 1980-2012, continues to remake the nation's electorate for democrats)
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To: WhiskeyX

It’s what Putin understands. Action, reaction. It’s the only thing that makes a thug think twice

Sanctions mean very little


5 posted on 08/30/2014 12:43:41 PM PDT by reefdiver (The fool says there is no God. And the bigger fools sees direct evidence and rages against it.)
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To: reefdiver

All this does is highlight NATO’s weakness. A short division hobbled by multi national differences (look up “National Caveats”) placed in opposition to a Russian Army of ~ 285,000 operating next door to their lines of communication?!

This doesn’t even rate as a full sized speed bump


6 posted on 08/30/2014 7:55:01 PM PDT by redlegplanner ( No Representation without Taxation)
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