Helsinki--the Tipping Point?

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(07-18-2018, 01:06 PM)Bengalzona Wrote: Question: How many of our NATO allies sent troops to Afghanistan.

Answer: All of them.

Question: How many NATO allies were attacked during 9/11?
Answer: None. But they supported us because WE were attacked. They sent sons and daughters to die in a shit hole on the other side of the world.... because WE were attacked.

That is what is known as having an ally.

Question: How many troops did Russia and Putin send?
Answer: None. Instead, they chose to take advantage of us and invade Georgia, Crimea and the Eastern Ukraine and then peddle in our elections.

The question isn't "Do people (in the U.S.) really want to go to war with Russia?". The question is, "Why does the government of Russia want to go to war with us?".

Well to be fair Russia sent a lot of troops to Afghanistan; it's just that Rambo kicked their ass. 

On a totally different note. We once had a dinner with members of the Russian Army during a JRTC rotation. I will tell you thier Soldiers were very open and friendly; as I assume most fighting men are toward one another regardless of ideology. Hell, you should have saw the shortages of TA-50 when we returned, but there was a surplus of Russian military watches, knives, hats, ect....