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Dang, Pootman! Comrade Grumpy Sep 2015 #1
I happen to have it on first-hand knowledge that he wrestled a bear once! Elmer S. E. Dump Sep 2015 #13
yep 6chars Sep 2015 #2
"the US post-Bush has pretty much made the strategic choice to withdraw from the middle east, geek tragedy Sep 2015 #8
That's a little harsh. Oneironaut Sep 2015 #14
the person is claiming that Obama is encouraging Iran and Russia to gain power geek tragedy Sep 2015 #15
The question for me is...why shouldn't we? Chan790 Oct 2015 #46
There was no withdrawal. The strategic mistake was as in Afghanistan, regime change by Saudi proxy leveymg Oct 2015 #28
I don't know that we gave the oil sheikhdoms a green light so much geek tragedy Oct 2015 #29
There's a whole range of things we could do about, if we wanted to, starting with leveymg Oct 2015 #31
the retaliation that would engender is too much for any president to risk geek tragedy Oct 2015 #33
CIA, the Seven Sisters, the major TV networks certainly did make an example of Carter. leveymg Oct 2015 #36
Usually I'm the cynic... Chan790 Oct 2015 #47
Hopefully it doesn't come down to it. BlueEye Sep 2015 #3
I agree; Israel would easily top Russian pilots 7962 Sep 2015 #4
YAY ISRAEL!!! nyabingi Sep 2015 #6
The Israelis have more to fear from Russian SAM systems. nt geek tragedy Sep 2015 #7
The Russians have moved the S-300 into Syria, yes. BlueEye Sep 2015 #9
Yes the Israeli IDF kept the 175mm Gun for decades for use against AA batteries happyslug Sep 2015 #17
I didn't know that, wow! BlueEye Sep 2015 #19
Sometimes "Obsolete" Technology comes back happyslug Oct 2015 #34
The Russians have their own counterbattery capabilities. Israel can't just lob shells now. leveymg Oct 2015 #39
Too easy Jesus Malverde Sep 2015 #21
Speaking of hair-triggers, one should avoid combat between nuclear-armed states. leveymg Oct 2015 #32
Israel wants to keep its ability nyabingi Sep 2015 #5
Hey, if your neighbors plot for your destruction & lob rockets at you, you can flatten them. 7962 Sep 2015 #10
Nelson Mandela was labeled a terrorist nyabingi Oct 2015 #25
The Palestinians got in bed with the terrorists, Israel will continue to defeat them. 7962 Oct 2015 #37
Israel has made peace with some of its Arab neighbors nyabingi Oct 2015 #40
They also "already had" a large part of Jordan. Why arent they included? 7962 Oct 2015 #41
Well Israel wouldn't just resort to outright genocide... nyabingi Oct 2015 #48
If you think the Israelis have said worse than the Arabs, you're beyond reality 7962 Oct 2015 #49
So much bullshit in so little words. GGJohn Sep 2015 #22
+1 King_David Sep 2015 #24
Good luck with getting thinking people leftynyc Oct 2015 #44
The Israelis have been warned by Putin to leave Iranian and Hezbollah interests alone. roamer65 Sep 2015 #11
Russia's Air Forces have been upgraded The Traveler Sep 2015 #12
I don't think the Russian Air Force really scares the Pentagon. Massacure Sep 2015 #20
The F-22 is considered only marginally better then the F-15 happyslug Oct 2015 #35
Dont forget the pilots. Another big advantage. 7962 Oct 2015 #38
The Russians have been improving their Air Force since Putin took over in 2000 happyslug Oct 2015 #42
I think the Russians disagree, as does war-is-boring leveymg Oct 2015 #43
Russia’s Syria gambit bemildred Sep 2015 #16
They should send in the DRONES ReactFlux Sep 2015 #18
If that happens, let them duke it out Reter Sep 2015 #23
It puzzles me when leftynyc Oct 2015 #45
If Afghanistan is any indicator, I think Russia will have more concerns than Israel in Syria. still_one Oct 2015 #26
maybe russia should hire republicans to put up a border wall to keep IS out of russia Sunlei Oct 2015 #27
There is not going to be a Middle East left. leftyladyfrommo Oct 2015 #30
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