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Russia warns U.S. over naval incident as NATO tensions laid bare
yahoo.com/news ^ | April 20, 2016 | Robin Emmott

Posted on 04/20/2016 10:51:45 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach

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1 posted on 04/20/2016 10:51:45 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Now is the time for them to do it.


2 posted on 04/20/2016 10:53:05 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

They better watch out, our climate change weapons will expose their carbon footprint.


3 posted on 04/20/2016 10:55:06 AM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast
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To: DIRTYSECRET
Now is the time for them to do it.

With Obama followed by President Trump? Who would stop them?

4 posted on 04/20/2016 10:55:09 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; All
Seriously what does Russia have to fear...seriously!?!

This F'n POS??? Seriously???

5 posted on 04/20/2016 10:56:34 AM PDT by areukiddingme1 (areukiddingme1 is a synonym for a Retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer and tired of liberal BS.))
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

No one in the multiverse is afraid of Dorkbama the Muslim.

Except Republicans.


6 posted on 04/20/2016 10:59:47 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: areukiddingme1

Reminds me of someone I worked for, many, many years ago. He was a SJW, too. I just didn’t know the term for it, then.

:o


7 posted on 04/20/2016 11:00:29 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

They say we’re too close to the Russian border; attempting to be intimidating. I don’t know.

We sailed close to the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea. Too close they say; attempting to be intimidating.

Are we operating legitimately, or are the neocons aiming for another multi-decade conflict?


8 posted on 04/20/2016 11:05:47 AM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
As a reminder, here's a more demonstrative photo depicting the recent flyby:


9 posted on 04/20/2016 11:06:51 AM PDT by Little Pig
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

11 passes? Seriously?

I’d have given them the first 2 for video/audio documentation, the third they’d have eaten a surface to air missile. At the very least...lock on to them and tell them, one more attack run and we’ll be forced to defend ourselves.

Good grief.


10 posted on 04/20/2016 11:07:37 AM PDT by servantboy777
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No need to waste a missile. The phalanx would easily do the job ... just testing of course.


11 posted on 04/20/2016 11:15:04 AM PDT by meatloaf
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

You can bet the national command authorities told the crew to prepare to surrender their smart phones and hand-helds to the airplanes if they conducted one more pass.


12 posted on 04/20/2016 11:15:18 AM PDT by pfflier
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

The Baltic is a Russian lake...


13 posted on 04/20/2016 11:27:38 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: areukiddingme1

Where is the political add of Hillary barking like a dog and Putin laughing!


14 posted on 04/20/2016 11:31:41 AM PDT by dhs12345
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To: MichaelCorleone

Could be that the Russians were nervous by our presence. Maybe they have something to hide.


15 posted on 04/20/2016 11:35:56 AM PDT by dhs12345
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Yes, the Russians are correct in demanding that the US Navy quit sailing its ships so near to their aircraft flying peacefully in international air space. Obviously Obama is taunting Putin by ordering the Navy to sail its ships within 30-50 feet of where Russian aircraft are flying.


16 posted on 04/20/2016 11:37:08 AM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: servantboy777
I’d have given them the first 2 for video/audio documentation

In P-3's in the late 70's our ROE allowed 3 passes for pictures of war vessels - left side, right side and an overhead.

One time the camera acted up on a pass and we went back in (pass #4) to make up, and got a red flare across our nose for our trouble.

17 posted on 04/20/2016 11:40:58 AM PDT by grobdriver (Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

The Ruskies consider the Baltic their personal bathtub. Kind of like the way we think of the gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.


18 posted on 04/20/2016 11:41:07 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

I had forgot about this supposed incident:

What spooked the USS Donald Cook so much in the Black Sea?

http://www.voltairenet.org/article185860.html

As the Russian jet approached the US vessel, the electronic device disabled all radars, control circuits, systems, information transmission, etc. on board the US destroyer. In other words, the all-powerful Aegis system, now hooked up - or about to be - with the defense systems installed on NATO’s most modern ships was shut down, as turning off the TV set with the remote control.


19 posted on 04/20/2016 12:02:45 PM PDT by McGruff (Rush Limbaugh: Jeb Bush could mount a convention comeback)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
There is a difference:


20 posted on 04/20/2016 12:09:13 PM PDT by jonrick46 (The Left has a mental disorder: A totalitarian mindset..)
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