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Posted on 04/14/2014 2:13:19 PM PDT by Scutter
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Russian fighter jet made multiple, close-range passes near an American warship in the Black Sea for more than 90 minutes Saturday amid escalating tensions in the region, U.S. military officials said Monday.
In the first public account of the incident, the officials said the Russian Fencer made 12 passes, and flew within 1,000 yards of the USS Donald Cook, a Navy destroyer, at about 500 feet above sea level.
The U.S. warship issued several radio queries and warnings using international emergency circuits, but the Russian aircraft did not respond.
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updated Bedford Incident?
Of course! He's President Girlfriend, the Illegal Alien President.
That exact scene was in my mind all weekend.
After about the second flyby, the appropriate response would have been to blow it out of the sky.
I think Putin would have understood that.
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