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2020-02-15 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Putin sends Tupolev Tu-160 bombers to Idlib

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Posted by 3dc 2020-02-15 09:31|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top
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#1 and Trump says to Yippy: "Use your S-400's and F-35's to defend yourself *snicker*"

Posted by Frank G 2020-02-15 10:48|| 2020-02-15 10:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Bones?

Posted by Uleck Spererong9442 2020-02-15 11:06|| 2020-02-15 11:06|| Front Page Top

#3 Costs the Russians a lot more per flight hour (money they don't have) and a crash would be very bad PR. There's no point to it, really.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-02-15 11:52|| 2020-02-15 11:52|| Front Page Top

#4 You know when playing chess or whatnot and a player makes a move which makes you go Huh? and red flags at the same time?

No doubt a storm is rising above Idilb, been going on for at least a week. Seemed a strange asset to move into the region, though it would be an effective platform for that region. Started dinking around and if I did my work, not only can this thing reach Libya, it could be loaded with anti-ship and cruise missiles.

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-02-15 12:04|| 2020-02-15 12:04|| Front Page Top

#5 Tu-160 - the White Swan - swing-wing strategic heavy bomber. Does look like the B-1. Form follows function, and all that.

Costs the Russians a lot more per flight hour (money they don't have) and a crash would be very bad PR. There's no point to it, really.

I dunno. Gives them some practice flying bomber sorties and suggests they *really* want to blow some stuff up and have it stay that way.

A crash would be *very* bad PR.

Posted by SteveS 2020-02-15 12:08|| 2020-02-15 12:08|| Front Page Top

#6 Wonder how much information Yippy handed the Russians concerning Turkish air defense in order to purchase S-400/Russian style air defense system(s).

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-02-15 12:14|| 2020-02-15 12:14|| Front Page Top

#7 You know when playing chess or whatnot and a player makes a move which makes you go Huh? and red flags at the same time?

Escalating with castling counter for the 6 Buffs moved to DG.

Posted by Skidmark 2020-02-15 15:41|| 2020-02-15 15:41|| Front Page Top

#8 That's a lot of stuff moving around.

My first thought exo-Syria is that when the sunken hulk of a Turkish freighter loaded with arms is inspected, is that the broken keel has damage consistent with a collision into two humping whales.

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-02-15 20:03|| 2020-02-15 20:03|| Front Page Top

#9 Bones?

Jim!

Posted by Leonard McCoy 2020-02-15 20:05|| 2020-02-15 20:05|| Front Page Top

#10 /\ Leonard ~ Do you have relatives who blog ?

Posted by Besoeker 2020-02-15 21:10|| 2020-02-15 21:10|| Front Page Top

#11 LOL. He's JUST a Doctor, Jim!

Posted by Frank G 2020-02-15 21:28|| 2020-02-15 21:28|| Front Page Top

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