Posted on 03/14/2023 12:11:12 PM PDT by bitt
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby offered a weak initial response on Tuesday to the Russian attack that forced down a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea. Kirby said he expected the State Department would ‘reach out and expressly and directly make our concerns known about this incident with Russian officials.’ Kirby did say the attack would not deter U.S. flights over the Black Sea, but did not mention any U.S. response. Kirby also said that Joe Biden, out in California, had been briefed Tuesday morning on the incident by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, but had no statement from Biden to relay to reporters.
From veteran reporter Laura Rozen via Twitter, “NSC’s John Kirby, asked if US Russian contact since downing of US drone over Black Sea, says knows it is the State Dept’s intention to reach out and expressly directly, make our concerns known about this incident with Russian officials. But whether that has occurred, can’t say…Kirby: As for message sending, that is a great question for the Russian Ministry of Defense. …If the message is they want to deter us from flying over international air space over the black sea, then that will fail.”
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OH NOES! Not a sharply worded letter!!! 😩
John Kirby sounds like Jim Carey in Liar, Liar... when speaking to the Russians.
Just like everyone else in this clown show of a regime, Kirby’s a lying idiot. I hope getting involved with these charlatans teaches him a lesson and destroys his career.
Hahaha. Just what I think Putin was looking for. They down a US Air Force plane in international waters and get a stern lecture. Pathetic.
Well, that's one way to get Republicans onboard. /s
And he’s not very good at it, either
He’s in a catch-22
The entire apparatus of US electronic and satellite intelligence are being used to give Ukraine direct, immediate, targeting and war-fighting ability. the USA is effectively running the Ukraine war.
Is that what the Deep State wants to tell Americans when they ask what this innocent and friendly Reaper drone was doing over Crimea?
That is not international airspace, and the USA knows it.
How many more $40 million dollar reapers does the US want to lose over this?
Maybe an AWACS is next?
Swedish AWACS have been flying crazy close to the line
Instead of dully worded memo, how about putting up a fake reaper armed with sidewinders.
Our government will send them more money with an apology note of not sending enough money....
The drone is driven by a two-blade, variable-pitch pusher propeller. Pusher-propeller means it’s located on the rear of the craft and is flanked on 3 sides by the stabilizers and rudder. Max speed is around 140mph. Russkie fighter jets, just a bit faster.
US claims the prop was ‘broken off’ by a russkie jet. Using a wing? The electronics filled nose-cone? If hit from behind as it must have been for this story to make sense, how did the rest of the jet not fly right through the much slower moving drone?
No jet pilot would intentionally collide with a propeller on a craft flying at 1/5 the jet’s speed, unless he was suicidal.
Russkie jet apparently did piss all over the drone.
Funny, no video from the drone which uses video for navigation, targeting, observation...
All happened over the Black Sea - russkie’s back yard, btw, also bordered by Uke, Rom, Georgia, Turkey. Like having russkies flying drones off 12 miles off NYC.
I believe a drone crashed and two russkie jets were in the area. The rest of the details make no sense and are a cover story. Did drone take a shot? Fly into the much, much faster moving jet’s path?
Kirby is the prototype of a wuss.
IOW, diddly....................
The world is laughing at the U.S. as They keep pushing this ‘yacht’ conspiracy about NordStream. Reports from foreign news services and social media sites around the world have people doubly laughing at the U.S. whining about an unmanned ‘peaceful sightseeing’ drone (shot down flying towards Russia with its transponders turned off) all as thousands of Ukrainian teenagers prepare to get slaughtered in Bahkmut with not a blink of concern for them. The Chinese brokered Iran/Saudi Arabia deal, the Yaun overtaking the dollar on the world trade markets, and now the banks. It’s all snowballing faster and faster and the Biden administration looks pathetically weak and as Keystone Cops in the eyes of the Governments of the world, even among those of their ‘western allies’ in the EU and Nato. The U.S.is done
Yea, my thoughts too......Just like a 200 ft. balloon flying at 68,000 feet being propelled by a propeller and a photo which shows neither a propeller or the enormous gas tanks needed to fuel it for the 8 + days it was aloft......
Kirby? Where is the lesbo press secretary. Were the ruskie planes driven by women pilots during out woman’s month??
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