Posted on 02/20/2015 1:11:59 PM PST by Jim Robinson
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday other countries should not have the illusion that they can attain military superiority over Russia, Interfax reported.
"No one should have the illusion that they can gain military superiority over Russia, put any kind of pressure on it. We will always have an adequate answer for any such adventures," he was quoted as saying in an address he will present next week on the Defenders' of the Fatherland Day holiday.
The report of Putin's comments came the same day British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said that Putin posed a "real and present danger" to the Baltic nations...
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We use Homeland as in Department of Homeland Security.
The #1 priority in the US military is not winning battles.
So that is why you have decided that our GIs are now the dregs of the earth that are suddenly incompetent, and can’t fight.
I’m just telling you what all the generals and colonels always emphasize at every single briefing I have been to in the last few years.
I already recognized your feelings about how lousy our military is compared to Russians.
The question in post 59 is for you, also.
I have no idea what goes on in Russia military but I know what happens in ours on a daily basis.
I have no idea why you are posting to to me, other than you just wanted to complain in general about the way the military is run.
Which makes Germany completely unreliable as an ally. The East German military was integrated into the German armed forces after reunification, and most of its leadership were and remain pro-Russian toadies.
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