Posted on 09/08/2014 3:59:21 PM PDT by WhiskeyX
(Reuters) - NATO staged a major military exercise in Latvia on Saturday in a practical demonstration of NATO leaders' commitment to defend its Baltic member states in the face of an assertive Russia.
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We’re allied with Victor Von Doom now?
Keep poking the bear barak. I guess dems do start most wars
Standing up for our allies is not "poking the bear". Not standing up for our allies (even if its all toothless like BO) will definitely invite attack and war.
In kneeling to Putin, you are calling for NATO to not train in NATO countries?
It’s ironic that obama in the end will be forced to do all the things he says he’s against. Next 2 years will be interesting to say the least.
Like if you make sure everyone knows you have an AR-15, the criminals are more likely to invade your house at night....
or not...
Will we go to war against Russia? I think not.
Latvia?
Maybe you have heard of their currency....
Gold-pressed Latnium
:p
/s
The question is...
will Russia go to war with us?
Because Obama isn’t going to start it
Not sure chest thumping is the best strategy in a nuclear world. There are business interests you know.
They will if they follow your advice, and NATO’s military ceases to train in NATO nations.
Why are you calling for the United States/NATO to end routine training exercises?
Ukraine’s Fault.
Chest thumping?
Surrender is a little premature isn’t it?
Training in the NATO nation of Latvia is routine.
“WHAT IS SABER STRIKE?
Saber Strike is a long-standing, multilateral, multifaceted, U.S Army Europe-led security cooperation exercise primarily focused on the three Baltic States. The exercise spans multiple locations in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia and involves approximately 4,500 personnel from 10 countries.
This year’s exercise includes participation from: U.S. Air Force Europe; Air National Guard from Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Washington; Army National Guard from Louisiana, Michigan, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Utah; Canada; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; Latvia; Lithuania; Norway; Poland and United Kingdom. This is the first year Denmark and Canada have participated in the exercise.
The exercise trains participants on command and control and interoperability with regional partners. It is comprised of a brigade-level command post exercise and computer-assisted exercise occurring at various sites in Lithuania and Estonia, including locations near Tartu, Vilnius, Pabrade, Amari and Tapa, as well as company-level field and situational training exercises taking place at the Adazi Training Area, Latvia.
Saber Strike 2014 also features the integration of U.S. close air support with partner nation ground forces. All activities highlight joint, multi-national training among the participating nations and are designed to improve operational capability in a variety of missions.”
With a different president that would back it up? Maybe. With obama(peace prize winner you know) not so much.
Russia is staging their own exercises and nobody accuses them of “provocation”.
http://rt.com/in-motion/182456-russian-fleet-kaliningrad-drills/
“Troops and vehicles assigned to the Baltic Fleet took part in mock landing exercises on Saturday in the Khmelevka polygon in the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad. The amphibious mock assault was part of exercises that will take place throughout the fleet and involved air, land and sea-based scenarios. Over 80 vehicles, ships and helicopters featured in the drills blitz, and 500 soldiers took part.”
Is Russia “poking the bear”??
Back what up?
We are doing an ordinary NATO training exercise inside of NATO countries.
Besides, you can hardly call Obama weak when he is not as weak as you, Obama is allowing us to participate in our NATO training.
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