Russian lawmakers authorize Putin to use military force outside the country

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--Russian soldiers admit they didn’t expect to be frozen either. If there was any army in the world that would have cold weather gear you’d expect it to be Russia – but not.

Didn't that happen back in the Winter War too?

Which is why one would expect them to be ready this time.

Well, you know that quote about not learning from history that's attributed on various web pages to Georg Hegel, George Bernard Shaw, and George Santayana...