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happyslug

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33. My sources said five at that time period
Sun Jun 15, 2014, 03:47 PM
Jun 2014

Last edited Mon Jun 16, 2014, 02:36 AM - Edit history (1)

But my sources were from the 1960s, thus changes could have happened.

under radar enid602 Jun 2014 #1
"We are confident that these tanks came from Russia.” jakeXT Jun 2014 #2
Arming insurgents is the sole prerogative of the US. Raphael Campos Jun 2014 #3
We would not do something like that would we? zeemike Jun 2014 #6
Well then iamthebandfanman Jun 2014 #8
Three (old soviet) tanks. Anyone with half a wit would realize that is likely newthinking Jun 2014 #13
thanks for saying this. It's not like the US doesn't send arms, mercenaries etc, truth2power Jun 2014 #9
The State Dept gets its information solely from Kiev and nowhere else. dipsydoodle Jun 2014 #4
T-64?????? Russia getting rid of its junk??? happyslug Jun 2014 #5
"Three tanks are almost meaningless" awoke_in_2003 Jun 2014 #10
Your info is incorrect. tabasco Jun 2014 #11
I misstated company for a platoon happyslug Jun 2014 #29
I was a mech infantry platoon leader in 1986 tabasco Jun 2014 #32
My sources said five at that time period happyslug Jun 2014 #33
You're right. I myself have a T-64, as do half my neighbors. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2014 #21
Yes. It is getting rid of its junk. Igel Jun 2014 #22
Your comment about the T-54 easy maintenance reminds me of the AK47... Raphael Campos Jun 2014 #26
actually both have similar accuracy happyslug Jun 2014 #30
Some experts disagree with you about this. Raphael Campos Jun 2014 #31
No one just "gives", untrained people tanks... CarrieLynne Jun 2014 #7
Enlistment in Russia is mandatory. They have plenty of qualified staff that are not active newthinking Jun 2014 #14
There's a point or three you're missing. Igel Jun 2014 #23
Ukrainian APC With Troops Breaches Russian Border Purveyor Jun 2014 #12
Russia's slow invasion of Ukraine Bosonic Jun 2014 #15
+1 fireflysky46 Jun 2014 #16
Isn't funny how these things happy around the time of big sporting events davidpdx Jun 2014 #20
Tymchuk revised this a bit. Igel Jun 2014 #24
“This is unacceptable,” said Marie Harf, the deputy State Department spokeswoman... DeSwiss Jun 2014 #17
If it was good enough for Fallujah../nt jakeXT Jun 2014 #18
And Gaza.... DeSwiss Jun 2014 #19
Is that white phosporus? Raphael Campos Jun 2014 #27
No, if it was WP it would be all smoke at that distance happyslug Jun 2014 #28
Putin's "New Russia" empire: how many must die? uhnope Jun 2014 #25
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