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IronLionZion

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13. I missed the cold war but Russia is a problem in more modern ways

Mon Mar 27, 2017, 11:12 PM

Mar 2017

like cyber warfare and targeted assassinations and human rights violations. I don't expect nuclear missiles launched at the US anytime soon but we have all seen them wade into neighboring countries like Ukraine, Georgia, and Syria to show off their military might.

For most of my life people have been warning about China's military but they have mostly done cyber attacks not conventional warfare. Their military is still very inexperienced compared to the US. Russia's been using their military influence all over the place. It's like they have something to prove.

I was born near the end of Reagan's first term.

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I'm 60 years old [View all] SHRED Mar 2017 OP

he has to go and i dont care how samnsara Mar 2017 #1

Easy enough to fix - they should just DURHAM D Mar 2017 #2

Excellent point SHRED Mar 2017 #3

We need a lot more then 3 million to watch yeoman6987 Mar 2017 #23

Not even a good try, yeoman6987. Kingofalldems Mar 2017 #27

Buh Bye!! RandiFan1290 Mar 2017 #29

I'm 60 too and I find Putin far more scary TexasBushwhacker Mar 2017 #4

Khrushchev, whom I remember, was pretty scary. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2017 #6

I only remember Khrushchev from world history class TexasBushwhacker Mar 2017 #8

Khrushchev blinked during the Cuban Missile Crisis. murielm99 Mar 2017 #20

The Soviet leaders were pretty scary... regnaD kciN Mar 2017 #9

And as far as we know, they didn't try to influence our elections n/t TexasBushwhacker Mar 2017 #10

Certainly not with help from the president of the USA kacekwl Mar 2017 #16

I'm younger, but I can understand the sentiment (and agree) renegade000 Mar 2017 #18

I'm 58 MFM008 Mar 2017 #5

Have run into that KT2000 Mar 2017 #7

Exactly roscoeroscoe Mar 2017 #26

I'm a young people. butdiduvote Mar 2017 #11

because of tRump KT2000 Mar 2017 #14

We need to find a way to show solidarity with the Russian protesters jmbar2 Mar 2017 #12

I missed the cold war but Russia is a problem in more modern ways IronLionZion Mar 2017 #13

I'm 60 too Omaha Steve Mar 2017 #15

I'm a bit above 60 and I think you need to open your mind tech3149 Mar 2017 #17

"The last election of FDR was a putsch to install a political hack to replace a progressive pnwmom Mar 2017 #25

What pnwmom Said? ProfessorGAC Mar 2017 #28

But there's current mega amounts of info to clue them in. Duppers Mar 2017 #19

We also ''have'' to have an arms race. More money for weapons manufacturers. YOHABLO Mar 2017 #21

I love reading about history... yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #22

As someone who also has some age on them duncang Mar 2017 #24