Russia's armed forces may be ramshackle, but many European members of NATO are in poor shape too.

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Kunming used to be a charming ramshackle town before they tore the place apart and laid six lane highways through it.

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But his biggest challenge is the ramshackle home in Bountiful it has to be something worth the trip.

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