Russia is playing a very dangerous game of intimidation, with military planes threatening U.S. ships and aircraft that are in international waters or airspace. Their objective is to embarrass the U.S. and to show NATO allies that the U.S. is a paper tiger, unwilling or unable to respond to the overt aggression shown recently against the U.S.
Russia has already annexed a portion of Ukraine called Crimea, and it seems to be threatening NATO forces in certain other areas in order to project strength and control.
So far, the Obama administration has done nothing to stop the actions other than to complain to the Russians and the world press. The Russians understand strength, not complaints, and they have clearly made Obama and the United States look impotent and unwilling to protect and support allies. Even more surprising, not only are the Russians overtly challenging the U.S., but they are making claims about who is at fault, claims that are clearly untrue.
Russians make ridiculous claims, page 2:
Gary Griswold, Why do you think russia is making nice with iran? Persian rugs? The Czars wanted a port on the Indian Ocean, and tried to get one for centuries..Like cuba and the russias getting berths, they want Gitmo, and o$#%&!@*will let them have it. china owns both ends of the Panama Canal now, I lived there in the 50’s as an Army Brat while my dad defended it. WE WILL GET HOSED BY SHRINKING OUR NAVY, AND LETTING THE TRASH HAVE PORTS EVERYWHERE. PS: Gary, THE BALTIC AND BLACK SEAS ARE “sort of miles and miles apart”. WE USED TO HAVE FLEETS 24/7 IN THE MED,back in the day when WE CARED about it. NOW CARRIER GROUPS SAIL WITHOUT A CARRIER???????DDUUHHH?????? Try to read The Early Bird Daily Brief sir. Have a nice weekend, and look at a world map.
This bs would not happen under Trump.
Appreciate it Michael Jevnager.
when the asses in Washington get rid of obama then the US will be respected again…and if russia or china doesn’t think we are serious try us out
All they have t do is go low tech and put up a version of the WWII barrage balloons. Close flyby? I think not.
http://warmonitor.net/news/2016/04/22/u-s-mulls-using-military-force-against-russia/
http://warmonitor.net/news/2016/04/22/u-s-mulls-using-military-force-against-russia/
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After a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday between NATO and Russian representatives — the first in nearly two years — Alexander Grushko, Russian ambassador to NATO, referred to the presence of the destroyer USS Donald Cook in waters near Kaliningrad as a provocation. Kaliningrad is a non-contiguous enclave of Russia between Poland and Lithuania and the site of several Russian military bases.
“First and foremost, I’d like to stress the full compliance with international law of the actions of Russian fighter jets. Still, the key issue is what the Donald Cook was doing so close to Kaliningrad. Could anyone possibly suppose that a destroyer fitted out with 2,500-kilometer [1,553-mile] range cruise missiles, which can carry nuclear warheads, might be cruising in the waters off New York? This wasn’t military activity proper but rather an attempt to exert pressure on Russia,” Grushko said. The meeting lasted more three hours — longer than scheduled — and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg referred to it as “frank and serious”.
Shoot down a jet they sink a ship! Which leads to WW3
America would of done the same thing if Russia or China were sitting close to our waters.