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IronLionZion

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12. It was never about refugees for the Russians

Reply to Upstate One (Original post)

Mon Apr 16, 2018, 09:12 AM

Apr 2018

They need to protect one of their very few warm water ports and showcase their weaponry to the world as competition to American weaponry. That's why they openly lie about intercepting American missiles, so they can sell stuff to shady characters who want to intercept American missiles. It's why they use stealth aircraft against ISIS who have no radar.

There is some scuttlebutt that they're trying to build oil and gas pipelines in the area but there are probably easier ways to do that.

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Russian General's Claim of 71 Missiles Downed Countered by Experts, Evidence [View all] Upstate One Apr 2018 OP

I mean not to sound alarmist... Brogrizzly Apr 2018 #1

Your concern is duly noted. The_jackalope Apr 2018 #2

Heh, we zoologically themed types stick together. Brogrizzly Apr 2018 #3

We Democrats need to stick together. marble falls Apr 2018 #8

Why are we concerned with ANYTHING a fucking Rusian General has got to say? marble falls Apr 2018 #7

Why are you against debunking lies told by Russians? Upstate One Apr 2018 #13

Welcome to DU. Your english is peculiar Upstate One Apr 2018 #6

The only people who believed that are Russian & Syrian. And I doubt THEY even buy it. 7962 Apr 2018 #4

I am sure that they Sherman A1 Apr 2018 #5

If the system was so good they'd have shot down 10 out of every 3 missiles. marble falls Apr 2018 #9

It was those Sherman A1 Apr 2018 #14

She ruins everything! marble falls Apr 2018 #15

+1. Many people are saying the real number is 171, not 71 dalton99a Apr 2018 #10

Perhaps even more Sherman A1 Apr 2018 #16

For a general to lie like that is pathetic. A sure sign of weakness. Nitram Apr 2018 #11

It was never about refugees for the Russians IronLionZion Apr 2018 #12