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:
Warns???
Not to worry , Putin just wants to flip off Obama …. Again.
Your lying !
Next plane that buzzes our ship, shoot it down
Putin making No look like the weak president he is! Reagan would not have stood for it!
THEN THE US SHIPS SHOULD GET THE$#%&!@*OUT OF RUSSIAN TERRITORY, AND US SHIPS NEED TO GET THE$#%&!@*OUT OF THE CHINESE TERRITORY
We should be allies with them. Obama is destroying our military. No one respects us anymore because of obama!!!
GOOD—war
come on back and try it again.
THIS IS INTERESTING. ABOUT A MONTH AGO SOMEBODY HIGH IN THE COMMAND STRUCTURE TOLD TWO BOATLOADS OF AMERICAN SAILORS TO STAND DOWN AND ALLOW THEMSELVES TO BE TAKEN PRISONER BY THE IRANIAN NAVY. NOW WE’VE GOT THE RUSSIAN AIR FORCE BUZZING OUR SHIPS. IT WOULD SEEM THE U.S. NAVY IS NOT MUCH RESPECTED IN THAT PART OF THE WORLD. WITH SOME DIFFERENT LEADERSHIP I BET OUR NAVY COULD CLEAR THAT UP RIGHT QUICK LIKE. YEAH, MY MONEY IS ON OUR NAVY.