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Originally Posted by scottybuzz we'd probably be speaking russian

That's interesting because initially I wrote Russian, hesitated then changed the post to read German.

I did not notice this the first read. This really illustrates what I call the "boy who cried wolf syndrome" -- the WMD claim against Iran was a non-existent bogeyman.

Could Saddam have transferred those weapons to Syria along with the still not recovered SCUD missiles and their launchers as the rumour went or were the weapons actually destroyed or buried in the sands in the western Iraqi dessert? Chemical weapons did exist in Iraq -- Halabja is not a myth.

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The RIA-Novosti agency said two ships from Russia's Black Sea Fleet, the frigate Smetlivyi and the landing ship Nicholai Filchenkov, an electronic surveillance vessel, were ready to head to the region, according to a high-ranking source in the defense ministry. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-...mediterranean/

I don't think they are landing troops with one landing ship looks to me more like they are preparing for an evacuation in the worst scenario. Putin may have got "spooked" at the G-20 meeting -- actions speak louder than words always.