"Yyyyyeahhhhhh. That's going to be just a little too little, too late, mmm-kay?"
From Daily Mail: Vladimir Putin has today diverted a warship to protect the Syrian coast and vowed to bolster Bashar al-Assad’s missile defences against further US strikes as fears grew the crisis could topple into war between Russia and the West.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4388834/America-launches-airstrikes-Syria.html
From RT: Six MiG-23 fighter jets were destroyed in the operation, along with a material storage depot, a training facility, a canteen and a radar station, according to Russia’s Ministry of Defense (MoD).
https://www.rt.com/news/383895-us-airstrike-syria-reactions/
Where’s the link?
Link.....
A Russian warship entered the eastern Mediterranean Friday and was heading toward the area where two U.S. Navy destroyers launched missile strikes into Syria, Fox News has learned.
The Russian frigate, Admiral Grigorovich RFS-494, crossed through the Bosphorus Strait “a few hours ago” from the Black Sea, according to a U.S. defense official.
The Russian warship is now in the eastern Mediterranean steaming in the direction of the U.S. warships.
more.....
Well that escalated quickly.
Knew all this wouldn’t turn out well for the US. We don’t need to be the world police.
God almighty——I dreaded hearing the news this morning——this is worse than I expected.
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Well, looks like McCain, Graham, Rubio and Hillary might get that war with Russia after all...................
Nothing to see here. The Russians probably just want to discuss the midterm election strategy for next year.
They’re just delivering another massive shipment of Russian dressing for our president, I’m sure.
Russia bringing over another coal burning piece of crap. Someday we’ll be friends. Just not today...
Meanwhile we have a new Supreme Court justice. Thank you Pres Trump. MAGA.
Meanwhile we have a new Supreme Court justice. Thank you Pres Trump. MAGA.
"Yyyyyeahhhhhh. That's going to be just a little too little, too late, mmm-kay?"
The Russian Navy has sent its most advanced Black Sea frigate into the Eastern Mediterranean on Friday following a U.S. missile strike on a Syrian airfield, according to ship spotters in Turkey.
Guided missile frigate Admiral Grigorovich – based in Sevastopol, Crimea – passed through the Bosporus Strait early Friday into the Mediterranean only hours after two U.S. guided missile destroyers fired 59 Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles that targeted the al-Shayrat Airfield in central Syria.
Ship spotter Yörük Işık told USNI News the frigate was only in port for nine days before heading back to the Mediterranean and crossing the strait shortly after the U.S. strike.
The 4,000-ton frigate fields up to eight of the Russian Kalibir NK long range land attack cruise missiles – first used operationally in 2015 from Russian Navy ships in the Caspian Sea to strike targets in Syria.
Late last year, Grigorovich operated with the Kuznetsov carrier strike group off of Syria and fired missiles in support of the Russian-Syrian assault against rebels in Aleppo in November.
The Kremlin was quick to condemn the strike on the Syrian airfield which the U.S. alleges was the point of origin for a Tuesday chemical weapons attack on the city of Khan Sheikhoun. The strike by Assad government forces is believed to have killed dozens.
Russian and Syrian officials placed the blame on the strike on Islamic State forces.
more.....
https://news.usni.org/2017/04/07/russia-sends-frigate-mediterranean-following-u-s-retaliation-strike-u-s-destroyers-remain-station
The TASS source portrayed this as less of an emergency response and more of a scheduled deployment, saying it is expected to remain off Syria’s shores for “more than a month.”
Let’s hope and pray this is true!
The dogs of war have been unleashed. I said yesterday this was not going to end well. You don’t start a war you are not willing to win. And you don’t launch missiles against a sovereign nation that you are not prepared to go to war with.
There is no question but that the attack yesterday can be considered an act of war against Syria and its allies. We didn’t take too kindly to the Japs attacking one of our military bases.
We were neither threatened nor attacked by Syria. This was an unwarranted unilateral attack. It could conceivably lead to a shooting war with Russia.
To put it in twitter terms: Big Mistake.
If the Rooskies don’t want Asshat taken down then they
shouldn’t let him put us in a situation where we are
forced to react. The same can be said about the NORKS,
vis a vis the ChiComs.