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U.S. military vehicles paraded 300 yards from the Russian border
the Washington Post ^ | February 24, 2015 | Michael Birnbaum

Posted on 02/25/2015 12:31:16 PM PST by McGruff

U.S. military combat vehicles paraded Wednesday through an Estonian city that juts into Russia, a symbolic act that highlighted the stakes for both sides amid the worst tensions between the West and Russia since the Cold War.

The armored personnel carriers and other U.S. Army vehicles that rolled through the streets of Narva, a border city separated by a narrow frontier from Russia, were a dramatic reminder of the new military confrontation in Eastern Europe.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: estonia
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To: KC_Lion

OMG LMAO!!!


21 posted on 02/25/2015 1:30:12 PM PST by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: McGruff

Hope we’re ready to back it up - but I know we’re not.

Zero is eventually going to get a lot of people killed, one way or the other.


22 posted on 02/25/2015 1:35:10 PM PST by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise. .)
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To: GraceG

all I know is....all those people aren’t calling at 3AM


23 posted on 02/25/2015 1:49:55 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: GeronL

yes, well I seriously doubt any Russians are cringing under the beds about this or anything at all that Obama says or does


24 posted on 02/25/2015 1:55:02 PM PST by faithhopecharity ((Brilliant, Profound Tag Line Goes Here, just as soon as I can think of one..).)
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To: McGruff

Did you forward this to your shirtless hero?


25 posted on 02/25/2015 2:13:09 PM PST by lormand (Inside every liberal is a dung slinging monkey)
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To: McGruff

Thinking about the barn door after the herd is long gone.


26 posted on 02/25/2015 2:22:45 PM PST by VTenigma (The Democratic party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: McGruff

Sure you can do it, but who are you fooling?

27 posted on 02/25/2015 2:35:38 PM PST by anymouse (God didn't write this sitcom we call life, he's just the critic.)
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To: McGruff

Yeah, well, so what. Nothing more than little boys going neener, neener on their side of the fence. Rather degrading for the US but perhaps that’s what it was meant to be.


28 posted on 02/25/2015 2:36:40 PM PST by bgill (CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: McGruff
I don't think a couple of Stryker's with a Ma Deuce are going to cause Putin to lose his water, much less his mud. Just a customized version of his BTRs.

This will not even cause him to remove his Ushanka and scratch his head. Of course RU will make hay of it.

29 posted on 02/25/2015 2:39:16 PM PST by donozark (On the other side of fear lies freedom)
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To: BigEdLB

Man, 59°N is way up there in comparison to our 48 states.


30 posted on 02/25/2015 2:46:36 PM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc OÂ’Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: faithhopecharity

It is just a yearly Estonian Independence Day parade. It is held in different cities every year and this year it was held in Narva - third largest city of Estonia. In addition to Estonian armed forces units from Netherlands, Spain, Latvia, Lithuania, the UK and the USA participated. These units are there for a training exercise.

I doubt anyone thinks that the parade is a secret staging ground for a surprise attack on Russia. Maybe the papers just don’t have anything else to write about.


31 posted on 02/25/2015 8:53:26 PM PST by Krosan
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To: McGruff; blueyon; KitJ; T Minus Four; xzins; CMS; The Sailor; ab01; txradioguy; Jet Jaguar; ...

Active Duty ping.


32 posted on 02/25/2015 8:58:01 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: Krosan

sounds good, thanks!


33 posted on 02/25/2015 10:08:09 PM PST by faithhopecharity ((Brilliant, Profound Tag Line Goes Here, just as soon as I can think of one..).)
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To: Krosan; All

Krosan you are correct!

The unit participating is 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment out of Vilseck Germany. They’ve been in Estonia as part of a partnership training mission.


34 posted on 02/26/2015 12:15:38 AM PST by txradioguy (Republicans Don't Need A Back Bench...They Need a BACKBONE!)
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To: txradioguy

Seriously, everyone here needs to get a grip and SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!

Estonia joined NATO in 2004, when George W. Bush was president. If FReepers are going to blame things like this on Obama, please realize that the treaty REQUIRES a US commitment to each and every NATO country. If Russia is going to be pissed about this they should have raised a ruckus in 2004!


35 posted on 02/26/2015 5:39:16 AM PST by Alas Babylon! (As we say in the Air Force, "You know you're over the target when you start getting flak!")
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