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| Gertz: Russian Fighter Jet Nearly Collides with U.S. Spy Jet Over Europe |
| 2015-04-11 |
| "On the morning of April 7th, a U.S. RC-135U flying a routine route in international airspace was intercepted by a Russian Su-27 Flanker in an unsafe and unprofessional manner," said Pentagon spokeswoman Eileen M. Lainez. "The United States is raising this incident with Russia in the appropriate diplomatic and official channels," she said in a statement. A defense official said the Russian fighter jet flew within 20 feet of the unarmed reconnaissance jet in what the official called a "reckless" encounter that endangered the lives of the RC-135 crew. Not good. Not good at all. A very serious international incident could be only one sortie away. |
| Posted by:Blossom Unains5562 |
| #3 Looking at NATO's official deterrence posture when things are their most serious, why should a rational adversary believe that 21st century NATO is anything but a grotesque harmless paper tiger? There are consequences to losing the 9/11 war. |
| Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660 2015-04-11 10:40 |
| #2 Yeah but thing is, Putin knows Tyrant Obama has no spine. He will back down no matter what. Hell, Putin could shoot down 3-4 USAF planes and all Obama would do is apologize and try to 'understand' how poverty and western oppression makes Putin this way. It'll be our fault. Tyrant Obama, you are a worthless piece of crap. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2015-04-11 05:40 |
| #1 The bear is back. Well, having Europeans worry about their own business---rather than meddling in everybody else's, doesn't have to be a bad thing. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-04-11 03:10 |