Posted on Nov 14, 2014
LTC Scott O'Neil
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Rebirth of the Russian Bear or just a Turkey Puffing his chest?
Flights into NATO Airspace, Air Patrols into the Gulf of Mexico, and Nuclear Capable Units moving into the Crimea? Vladimir Putin is playing a dangerous game of psychological warfare within the world’s sandbox. Here is just another statement he is making to the civilized world.

“Vladimir Putin is underlining his presence at a major summit of world leaders in Australia by stationing warships in waters off the country's northeastern coast, prompting the Australian prime minister to angrily accuse Russia of trying to reclaim the "lost glories" of the Soviet Union
In recent days, four Russian warships have entered international waters off the northeast Australian coast to coincide with Putin's visit to Australia for the summit that brings together the leaders of the world's 20 biggest industrialized and developing economies. Australia, in turn, sent three warships of its own to monitor them.
"Russia is being much more assertive now than it has been for a very long time," he said at a press conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron, also in Australia for the summit. "Interestingly, Russia's economy is declining even as Russia's assertiveness is increasing.”



Fox News “Russia arrives at G-20 with warships”Published November 14, 2014, Associated Press
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SGM Senior Adviser, National Communications
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Both. Testing, posturing to divert attention from a very weak economy
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PO1 Disaster Survivor Assistance Specialist
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Testing, training and developing skills. Keeps their military busy and their people focused on something other than the cold reality of their own economy.
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SSG Don Maggart
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Sir if think for 1 second that the Bear is puffing his chest whilst spending the past 10 years modernizing it's Military while We and NUTZO slashed our budgets but now we are going to add a new BCT to USAEUR grow up get a real job...
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