Might have some relevance to a few
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by probes » Wed Aug 26, 2015 10:37 am
so, people - and not just people - are concerned.
The NATO-Russia Council should be urgently convened to discuss a possible Memorandum of Understanding between NATO and its partners and the Russian Federation on Rules of Behaviour for the Safety of Air and Maritime Encounters between the two sides.
The agreement would:
* Set out the principles and procedures of communication that should be observed during encounters between military vessels and aircraft;
* Require each side to give timely hazard warnings if military exercises and live weapons firing are to take place in a vicinity where military assets of the other side are operational;
* Commit each side to communicate in a timely fashion about the manoeuvring intentions of military vessels and military aircraft.
Avoiding War in Europe: How to Reduce the Risk of a Military Encounter Between Russia and NATO: http://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.or ... _3045.htmlDoes it sound reasonable?
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by 500N » Wed Aug 26, 2015 10:51 am
Sounds like a psuedo European org trying to make itself relevant.
Agreements already exist between the contries and how to intercept aircraft And ships at sea.
Hence no low fly overs of Russian missile cruisers LOL
Every so often one side or the other gets cranky because something dangerous was done.
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by probes » Wed Aug 26, 2015 1:11 pm
yeah, agreements exist, but who cares? Certainly not Vlad the Putin. So maybe it's a good thing a couple of ex-high-rank-officials are trying to be careful about war 'just happening'?
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by 500N » Wed Aug 26, 2015 8:48 pm
I suppose I was focusing on this part more than the others
"Set out the principles and procedures of communication that should be observed during encounters between military vessels and aircraft;"
And I doubt this group would have much influence on SOP's.
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by OFSO » Sat Aug 29, 2015 9:43 am
Might be an idea if POTUS had a chat with a psychiatrist who could advise him on how to deal with meglomaniacs. Sending F-22's to the borders of the EU is not the way to do it. At least, not sending them yet.
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by Dushan » Sat Aug 29, 2015 7:58 pm
POTUS has a Nobel Peace Prize in his back pocket. He don't need no stinkin' psychiatrists to help. He knows how to make peace.
Because they stand on the wall and say "nothing's gonna hurt you tonight, not on my watch".
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by 500N » Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:32 pm
Dushan wrote:POTUS has a Nobel Peace Prize in his back pocket. He don't need no stinkin' psychiatrists to help. He knows how to make peace.
He knows how to make peace
in his dreams .
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by OFSO » Sun Aug 30, 2015 9:09 am
Actually, when he was given the Peace Prize, what he didn't say was "Badges ? We don' need no steenkin' badges !"
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by Pinky the pilot » Thu Sep 03, 2015 7:10 am
And re POTUS and his peace prize; I would still like someone more knowledgeable than I to explain in simple terms just how he could possibly be awarded the prize before he was even inaugurated!
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by A Lutra Continua » Thu Sep 03, 2015 7:41 am
By all appearances 'For Not Being Dubya' during the pro BHO leftie frenzy at the time. Inadvertent revelation of the real worth of the peace prize was one of those unkind and unintended consequences.
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by 500N » Thu Sep 03, 2015 5:12 pm
A Lutra Continua wrote:By all appearances 'For Not Being Dubya' during the pro BHO leftie frenzy at the time. Inadvertent revelation of the real worth of the peace prize was one of those unkind and unintended consequences.
And I think they have regretted it ever since for how it diminished the value of the prize and the word Nobel.
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by Pinky the pilot » Sat Sep 05, 2015 10:51 am
how it diminished the value of the prize and the word Nobel.
Well as far as I'm concerned, the word Nobel instantly makes me think of
Explosives, and Rifle and Pistol primers (of the Berdan variety)
Any connection to a Peace prize is no longer valid!
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by 500N » Sat Sep 05, 2015 10:55 am
Funny about that, it does for me as well.
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by Dushan » Sat Sep 05, 2015 7:26 pm
And fishing. Amazing how much you can catch with just one stick.
Because they stand on the wall and say "nothing's gonna hurt you tonight, not on my watch".
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by chksix » Sun Sep 06, 2015 6:34 am
They should delete the name Nobel off that "reward" since it has nothing to do with the original intentions of Nobel himself.
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by 500N » Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:13 am
Well, isn't that interesting. Not just what he said, but the reasons, that it was based on "hope".
First time I ever knew hope for future accomplishments was the basis for granting an award.
Can I use the term Dr. on the basis I ight get a PhD sometime in the future ????????
Also interesting was the comment that “Even many of Obama’s supporters
thought that the prize was a mistake,”. That says a lot.
Anyway, they diminished the prize now so it is too late, the horse has bolted.
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by Fox3WheresMyBanana » Sat Sep 19, 2015 8:17 pm
Well, I must admit the EU Commissioners are taking a novel yet effective approach...There's no way Putin would want to invade a degenerate Caliphate full of lazy terrorists.
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by Pinky the pilot » Sun Sep 20, 2015 8:03 am
There's no way Putin would want to invade a degenerate Caliphate full of lazy terrorists.
No, but is there a possibility he'd just insert a small tactical Nuke into their immediate vicinity?
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