https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/united-states-deploying-six-national-guard-companies-to-the-ukraine-what-are-your-thoughts <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I ran across this news article and have seen it being referenced other places as well. Any thoughts?<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://sputniknews.com/military/20150303/">http://sputniknews.com/military/20150303/</a> [login to see] .html <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/009/867/qrc/1018273406.jpg?1443035076"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://sputniknews.com/military/20150303/1018973141.html">US to Deploy Six National Guard Companies to Ukraine This Week</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">US 173rd Airborne Brigade Commander Michael Foster said at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC said the US would deploy personnel by the end of this week to train the Ukrainian national guard.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Tue, 03 Mar 2015 09:23:00 -0500 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/united-states-deploying-six-national-guard-companies-to-the-ukraine-what-are-your-thoughts <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I ran across this news article and have seen it being referenced other places as well. Any thoughts?<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://sputniknews.com/military/20150303/">http://sputniknews.com/military/20150303/</a> [login to see] .html <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/009/867/qrc/1018273406.jpg?1443035076"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://sputniknews.com/military/20150303/1018973141.html">US to Deploy Six National Guard Companies to Ukraine This Week</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">US 173rd Airborne Brigade Commander Michael Foster said at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC said the US would deploy personnel by the end of this week to train the Ukrainian national guard.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> CPT Zachary Brooks Tue, 03 Mar 2015 09:23:00 -0500 2015-03-03T09:23:00-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/united-states-deploying-six-national-guard-companies-to-the-ukraine-what-are-your-thoughts?n=508729&urlhash=508729 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Now why would they send the NG to the Ukraine and not to Iraq? Are they intentionally restarting a cold war with Russia? Cpl Private RallyPoint Member Tue, 03 Mar 2015 11:32:28 -0500 2015-03-03T11:32:28-05:00 2015-03-03T09:23:00-05:00