I saw that.. lol.. nutcase.. don't get your hopes up, no one here gives a ****, it's just some propaganda to keep our EU overlords happy and show them we're doing our part.. meanwhile we are still buying gas from Russia and figuring out more ways to dodge the sanctions without looking like complete hypocrites...nefarious101 » 29 Dec 2023, 10:07 am » wrote: ↑ I just ordered another 500 cases of golden whole kernel creamed corn and a dozen hand crank ice cream makers.....I'm prepared...****...I forgot the salt!!
Worked with the Dutch Army 30 years ago. Mostly short term conscripts and not very good. I hope they worked on their operational readiness since then. Now the Dutch Marines? They were good.Jantje_Smit » 29 Dec 2023, 10:47 am » wrote: ↑ I saw that.. lol.. nutcase.. don't get your hopes up, no one here gives a ****, it's just some propaganda to keep our EU overlords happy and show them we're doing our part.. meanwhile we are still buying gas from Russia and figuring out more ways to dodge the sanctions without looking like complete hypocrites...
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Netherlands should prepare for war with Russia – army chief“The Netherlands should not think that [its] safety is guaranteed just because we are 1,500 kilometers away,” Wijnen warned, adding that “Russia is getting stronger.”
Wijnen told De Telegraaf newspaper on Thursday that the Netherlands “must work on [its] operational readiness, ensure that we have enough deterrence to deprive any adversary of the courage to [attack] us.”
I was one of those short term conscripts 30 years ago.. lol.. we didn't put in much effort in our "operational readiness" but we were pretty good in faking it.. and in drinking beer..Huey » 29 Dec 2023, 11:08 am » wrote: ↑ Worked with the Dutch Army 30 years ago. Mostly short term conscripts and not very good. I hope they worked on their operational readiness since then. Now the Dutch Marines? They were good.
Jantje_Smit » 29 Dec 2023, 10:47 am » wrote: ↑ I saw that.. lol.. nutcase.. don't get your hopes up, no one here gives a ****, it's just some propaganda to keep our EU overlords happy and show them we're doing our part.. meanwhile we are still buying gas from Russia and figuring out more ways to dodge the sanctions without looking like complete hypocrites...
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Netherlands should prepare for war with Russia – army chief
“The Netherlands should not think that [its] safety is guaranteed just because we are 1,500 kilometers away,” Wijnen warned, adding that “Russia is getting stronger.”
Wijnen told De Telegraaf newspaper on Thursday that the Netherlands “must work on [its] operational readiness, ensure that we have enough deterrence to deprive any adversary of the courage to [attack] us.”
Jantje_Smit » 29 Dec 2023, 11:28 am » wrote: ↑ I was one of those short term conscripts 30 years ago.. lol.. we didn't put in much effort in our "operational readiness" but we were pretty good in faking it.. and in drinking beer..
^Kobia2 » 29 Dec 2023, 12:19 pm » wrote: ↑ Islam is a far greater threat to the Netherlands than Russia ------ But the their new Dutch Prime Minister Geert Wilders has some ideas regarding that threat as well as the useless EU....
Those goddamned ****. I despise them so thoroughly I can’t post here.Warcok » 29 Dec 2023, 1:29 pm » wrote: ↑ The Witless House is already talking about Ukraine negotiations with mother Russia
No, I googled it, that's too far away.. we were stationed in Seedorf, that's near Hamburg, we visited an american base once though, that was fun, we were amazed to see they had a McDonalds.. lol.. too bad it was closed that day..
.Tempest62 » 29 Dec 2023, 11:06 am » wrote: ↑ Putin only wants his fellow Russians back in eastern Ukraine. This idea that Russia will attack Western Europe is absurd on its face.
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