Posted on 09/18/2014 10:15:26 AM PDT by Olog-hai
NATOs new rapid-reaction spearhead force, meant as a deterrent to Russian aggression, should be up and running with initial capabilities in less than a year, a top alliance official said Thursday.
The creation of a 4,000 to 5,000 troop response force, which will be able to respond to a crisis in eastern Europe within two to three days, was a key decision taken by NATO leaders earlier this month in Wales.
The force represents a calculation by NATO that Russian President Vladimir Putin wont risk going head-to-head with the Western alliance.
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Reality doesn’t seem to be your thing either.
Russia is the threat, not the victim, you are on the wrong side.
and you’re projecting. Show me where I said Russia was the victim.
I’m not projecting anything, you are defending Russian invasions as defensive.
Russia is the threat, not the victim.
Nope. You’re attaching your own meaning to my words, then attacking the meaning you invented. Classic strawman tactic, and not worth the effort of further reply.
That is what NATO is for, to stop Russian invasions and empire building in Europe.
Russia is the threat, not the victim, this reaction force is the right thing to do.
I’d like to see a 1rudeboy-friendly buffer zone between my neighbors and I. Can I go over and use his BBQ grill now?
I didn’t know any of that; my views of the Russian Bear are hopelessly out of date, and tied to the Cold War - when I was not yet an old, old guy.
Thanks for the education.
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