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IronLionZion

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9. Russia has global ambitions

Reply to pwb (Original post)

Thu Jul 5, 2018, 04:31 PM

Jul 2018

and Americans are clearly not as worried about that as Europe and their other neighbors.

Russian involvement in the Middle East is more than having a warm water port, they want to advertise and sell their weapons to whoever is buying.

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What countries weapons have killed the most American soldiers, [View all] pwb Jul 2018 OP

Since WWII, weapons from Communist countries and Empires. braddy Jul 2018 #1

American? GulfCoast66 Jul 2018 #2

Since Vietnam is what I posted pwb Jul 2018 #4

The reason I never made an A in English class GulfCoast66 Jul 2018 #6

I know. pwb Jul 2018 #7

Since Korea really. Downtown Hound Jul 2018 #3

China played a big part in Korea pwb Jul 2018 #5

However, I think I read someplace that the Chinese started making lapfog_1 Jul 2018 #8

I don't know about our fighters facing AK-47s in Korea. pwb Jul 2018 #10

might have been Vietnam... lapfog_1 Jul 2018 #12

Probably Not gladium et scutum Jul 2018 #16

Russia has global ambitions IronLionZion Jul 2018 #9

Of course - this is why they had to steal back Crimea FakeNoose Jul 2018 #11

Indeed, they have a Naval base at Sevastopol, Crimea IronLionZion Jul 2018 #14

A better question: what country's weapons have killed more Americans? Nevernose Jul 2018 #13

Point is Russia is not our friend. pwb Jul 2018 #15