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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOver 20 leaders joined Xi and Putin: here are some of them: (video)
From Vladimir Putin to Kim Jong Un, over 20 leaders joined President Xi Jinping in Beijing for a show of military might.
— Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) 2025-09-03T08:47:56Z
Here are some of the biggest names in the crowd: bloom.bg/41CGqiZ
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IcyPeas
Wednesday
OP
Gotta admit they know how to do a military display. Trump's birthday parade was an embarrassment for
doc03
Wednesday
#3
The U.S. Army does its "show of force" on the battlefield, not the parade ground
Mysterian
Wednesday
#9
Prairie Gates
(6,085 posts)1. You have to watch the video or go to a paywalled site
LeftInTX
(33,541 posts)7. Article
Irish_Dem
(73,800 posts)2. Trump has shifted world power to favor of Russia and China.
American is on its way down.
UTUSN
(75,458 posts)8. When KRASNOV (and his mini) is out it gets better.
doc03
(38,325 posts)3. Gotta admit they know how to do a military display. Trump's birthday parade was an embarrassment for
the US Army.
Mysterian
(5,889 posts)9. The U.S. Army does its "show of force" on the battlefield, not the parade ground
Only tinpot dictators need massive military parades to show off. The U.S. Army was not embarrassed at all in Commander Bonespur's little parade.
myohmy2
(3,653 posts)4. the who's who...
...of trump's friends...
...I guess our old friends were boring...
...
OC375
(204 posts)5. Rogues Gallery
Lovely group.
EYESORE 9001
(28,932 posts)6. Looks like poot wants to put the band back together
The former USSR, that is. Hes likely facing upheaval in former member states closer to Moscow IMO. Especially Georgia.