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What’s your take on Russia’s plans to beef up its military presence to counter NATO’s troop buildup in Eastern Europe?

 

 

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Putin has been building up their military while Ohbamma has been gutting ours...We can't do any thing about it now !

Submitted by dover b (not verified) : May 5, 2016 3:25pm

KGB Training makes a man on the prowl.

Submitted by Russell W. Leavens (not verified) : May 5, 2016 3:39pm

I guess when you spend more on your military than the next 10 countries combined and military spending is almost half of the U.S. discretionary budget it's been gutted. Talking about spinning a subject. You should shill for the Pentagon.

Submitted by EH (not verified) : May 5, 2016 3:50pm

I guess when you spend more on your military than the next 10 countries combined and military spending is almost half of the U.S. discretionary budget it's been gutted. Talking about spinning a subject. You should shill for the Pentagon.

Submitted by EH (not verified) : May 5, 2016 3:50pm

It's the "Cold War II". The supposed peace dividend with the demise of the Soviets now requires the US to get back up to snuff.

Submitted by Bill Strawsburg (not verified) : May 5, 2016 4:12pm

Not with the current administration. If we get any further behind, we had all better learn to speak Russian, Chinese, or Arabic.

Submitted by revivor (not verified) : May 5, 2016 5:00pm

It will never end.

Submitted by John Terrones (not verified) : May 5, 2016 5:20pm

Every time the lib's elect a weak president and the first thing he does is weaken the military,our enemy's know they can push the US around and our president will bow to them.

Look how Carter chopped the military, gutted the Navy of ship's and let Iran fall into revolution and loosing a friend of the US.

Clinton was almost as bad. Now look how Nobama has lost most of the rest of the middle east, letting Russia walk all over us,NKorea and China agitating. Oh yeah, how about Nobama letting Iran build a nuke.

Weakness is catching up fast.

Submitted by Ed P (not verified) : May 5, 2016 5:45pm

These recent stunts show the USSR is back and bigger. Today I heard that Russia is close to doubling its number of attack subs. We need someone who has enough "Balls," to sent a fighter jet off the air craft carrier and position our jet behind the Russian aircraft and lock for a few minutes to show the world that Russia will not get away Putin's antics against us. I served 35 years in the Army and these cuts must stop thanks to Ted Cruz. We need are military strength to increase the pressure on those who think we are weak.

Submitted by John R. (not verified) : May 5, 2016 5:59pm

You got it right dover b

Submitted by Preston Bull (not verified) : May 5, 2016 7:14pm

Putin is playing to his countrymen. Until such time as we step up and display our strengths rather than continue to sit back and wait, he will continue to act in a manner that he believes will impress his constituents.

Submitted by R.D.Forester (not verified) : May 5, 2016 7:44pm

When a country feels like it is provoked it will seek to defend itself. Why is the US engaged in naval maneuvers near Russia? If they were doing the same thing near the US we would have sunk their ship. If you provoke someone enough they will react.

Submitted by LM (not verified) : May 6, 2016 9:37am

I agree, If Russian believes. Now is the time; USA down sized it's military is now a sitting DUCK.

Submitted by Blowfly86 (not verified) : May 6, 2016 11:40am

Like Teddy said: Speak softly and carry a big stick. But you can't go around and try to intimidate people, sooner or later somebody will call you on it. If threatened it's time to get ready for battle.

Submitted by LM (not verified) : May 7, 2016 10:51am

SABER RATTLING !!!

Submitted by Archie Daniel (not verified) : May 6, 2016 11:01am

Russian people don't want war anymore than American people do. The Russian economy is in the outhouse so it's time for Putin and our political party to rile up the people and maybe we will forget about the economy for a time.

Submitted by Don A. (not verified) : May 6, 2016 4:22pm

Russia and China are more of a threat to US than Isis.
We better not let our guard down.

Submitted by Dave234 : May 7, 2016 2:04pm

Gerald was a good friend I called weekly and e-mailed daily. I will miss him.

San Antonio. Tx

Submitted by John W. Schuepbach, (not verified) : May 7, 2016 4:37pm

LET THEM BUILD UP ALL THEY CAN DO, IT WILL RESULT LIKE THE FALL OF RUSSIA. BUT EVERY ONE IN THE AREA COUNTRYS SHOULD BEEF UP THEIRS ALSO, MAKING RUSSIA OVER SPEN LIKE THEY DID BEFORE.

Submitted by william campbell (not verified) : May 8, 2016 1:23am

History repeating itself?

Submitted by OrdyKEat : May 8, 2016 11:35am

Putin is another Stalin and Lennin and must be shown that he can not bully us or any other freedom loving country.We must deal with him in our show of strength and counter him in his evil ways.The next time he sends his fighter planes to shadow our ships we should knock them down in a great show of force and be prepared for anything he may come up with.This "Rat" must be stopped in his tracks.

Submitted by Anthony Crespo (not verified) : May 15, 2016 1:40pm

Time to bring back the draft. We must build up our military.

Submitted by Dave234 : Jul 28, 2016 12:42pm