Posted on 08/10/2018 1:51:47 PM PDT by Zhang Fei
“Russia submarine activity highest since the Cold War” - US Navy Admiral
Wait, I thought their military was all broken down junk?
All your wishes will come true once Russia gets a new govt.
The opponents of Putin who get the greatest number of votes are hardline nationalist communists, comrade
Be careful what YOU wish for
Even further proof that now is no time to trust the place. Maybe later.
The subs are their deterrent force and they still have an excellent power projection there. Now surface ships that’s entirely different.
The Aeroflot sanctions alone will hurt a lot of American citizens who have family abroad. In my opinion, ALL sanctions need to be re-evaluated, and most removed.
Nonsensical? Skripal was a turned GRU agent that talked to British and Euro Intelligence entities.
The attack is very logical and makes great sense in context.
He was (not long ago) intentionally released from Russian prison, and his daughter has no restrictions on travel to and from Russia. If the GRU or anyone else wanted to kill him, they would have done it long ago. Killing with a very unique chemical weapon on foreign territory knowing the what the response would be is just irrational. Putin, and the Russian leadership is nothing if not rational. This entire thing is a false-flag by the UK, and I can’t quite figure out why our people are going along with it.
...because the Russians have done this before..they have a history.
BTW, it wasn’t just a unique chemical weapon...it had specialized persistence, only consistent with a militarized version that Russia uses...it has a fingerprint.
From the Soviets to Putin’s dictatorial Russia, this is no big deal for them to do. Putin learned from the best in the KGB, the hard to believe big play is always better to utilize. There are always useless idiots prepared to defend them.
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