Russian Attack Sub Off Our Coast As Sequestration Looms

IBD EDITORIALS ^ | November 7, 2012

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Defense: The fruit of unilateral disarmament, appeasement and promised "flexibility" patrols our East Coast near one of our largest ballistic missile submarine bases. Defense cuts and Russian subs — a double whammy.

'On June 1 or a bit later, we will resume constant patrolling of the world's oceans by strategic nuclear submarines," Russian Navy Commander Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky said in February. Keeping that promise, a Russian Sierra-2 class nuclear attack submarine cruised within 200 miles of our East Coast on the eve of a U.S. presidential election in which defense spending and priorities were a key issue.

This is the first time a Russian Sierra-2 class sub, believed to be based with Russia's Northern Fleet and armed with SSN anti-submarine warfare missiles and torpedoes, has been detected near the U.S. coast, reports Bill Gertz of the Washington Free Beacon.

"As was their primary mission during the Cold War, Russian SSNs nuclear attack submarines would likely be trying to track U.S. nuclear missile submarines deploying from Kings Bay, Ga., and to monitor U.S. naval deployments from Norfolk, Va.," according to Richard Fisher, a military analyst with the International Assessment and Strategy Center. Two guided missile submarines and six nuclear missile submarines are docked at Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base.

The Sierra-2 is comparable to the U.S. Los Angeles-class attack submarine. Russia is building a new class of attack submarines said to be comparable to the latest U.S. Virginia-class subs, Fisher says. The attack sub was accompanied by a nearby Russian electronic intelligence-gathering vessel that was granted safe harbor during Hurricane Sandy in the commercial port of Jacksonville, Fla., within listening range of Kings Bay.

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Putin only wanted Obama because Romney made a big deal out of calling Russia our enemy.

Beyond that, Putin appears to be scared to death that we are headed towards Communism.

You will recall, he wrote a letter, published in Pravda, after Obama was elected the first time, warning America, "Do not go down the road to Communism, because that is what destroyed Russia".

Putin understands the problem with Muslims, our leadership has not and does not.

I couldn't believe Bush chastizing Russia over the battle in Chechnya against the muslims. We should have been offering Russia help.

Russia is becoming far more free than us.

For instance, If we get our tires wet or go into a "wetlands" at all, we are subject to a $5000 fine from the wetland police, even if it's on your own land.

In Russia, they have the annual Ladoga Challenge and many other 4X4 events in and around swamps.

We are on the wrong side in Syria, as the Assad regime protected Christians in Syria. The rebels will kill them. We should either be neutral or support Russia.

As long as they guaranteed our constitutional rights, many of us would welcome the Russians invasion as a liberation, and be supplying all the Vodka we could to thank them.

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