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2008-11-26 Caribbean-Latin America

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Posted by Fred 2008-11-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Yeah, we're scared to death of a Soviet-era cruiser and destroyer. You betcha.

"Watchful eyes." Sheesh.

Posted by Muggsy Snoluse 2008-11-26 00:32|| 2008-11-26 00:32|| Front Page Top

#2 You have to remember, these were the only ones the Russians could get to stay at sea. The rest of the fleet are "pier queens."

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839">AlmostAnonymous5839 2008-11-26 09:02|| 2008-11-26 09:02|| Front Page Top

#3 "Are they accompanied by tugboats this time?"

Wow, they're giddy at the State Department this week. Still on an Obama high?

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2008-11-26 10:21|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2008-11-26 10:21|| Front Page Top

#4 Say what you want, these Ruski sailors are going to get the best liberty call of their lives.

Watching these ships closely might be a useful training exercise for ship control parties. But it really is of no intelligence value.

Posted by Penguin 2008-11-26 11:09|| 2008-11-26 11:09|| Front Page Top

#5 Read somewhere a long time ago that Russian sailors looked forward to liberty in Cuba.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2008-11-26 12:13|| 2008-11-26 12:13|| Front Page Top

#6 Two ships constitutes an "armada" these days? I guess standards for everything really have been lowered. But at least they didn't call them "battleships"...

Posted by tu3031 2008-11-26 14:18|| 2008-11-26 14:18|| Front Page Top

#7 They quoted a State Dept. spokesman? What, the Pentagon is too worried about Icelandic piracy?

Posted by Jeremiah Thaise1218 2008-11-26 14:54|| 2008-11-26 14:54|| Front Page Top

#8 Something like that.

Posted by Pappy 2008-11-26 16:06|| 2008-11-26 16:06|| Front Page Top

#9 Thanksgiving wishes to the families of and the sailors dutifully lurking in the waters of the Carribean this holiday...
Good hunting!

Posted by logi_cal 2008-11-26 16:18|| 2008-11-26 16:18|| Front Page Top

#10 All the more reason to embrace CAFTA and Irbi. Columbia, the un-venezuela.

What do we have there in venezuela now? Socialist dictator, KGB, Hezbullah, Mujahadeen, FARC? what else? Such evil.

Posted by newc">newc 2008-11-26 17:32|| 2008-11-26 17:32|| Front Page Top

#11

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-11-26 18:24|| 2008-11-26 18:24|| Front Page Top

#12 I can't make up my mind GolfBravo, can I have one of each?

Posted by AlanC 2008-11-26 19:49|| 2008-11-26 19:49|| Front Page Top

#13 Anything bigger than a 21' ski boat is an armada to the Iranians.

Posted by ed 2008-11-26 19:51|| 2008-11-26 19:51|| Front Page Top

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