Posted on 10/13/2006 10:56:38 AM PDT by Truth29
It's been over sixty years, and we just now have an exit strategy for the German quagmire! NO BLOOD FOR LEDERHOSEN!
This was a public news report, but it doesn't sound like the Russians notified Iceland in advance after the US closed down its base.
Russian bombers passed aviation tower unnoticed
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1715026/posts
Call me crazy, I'm just not into geese.
Oh yes let's all high five and say hurray. And let's repeat again and again, The Russians are our friends. And once we've done that let's start up that other mantra, Islam is a religion of peace.
The Russian announced the out of area exercises back in late September. The Norwegians intercepted the bombers and tankers as they headed west and also on their return.
It still looks like Iceland didn't know. Maybe the Russians did a little freelancing on the way West to test communications between NATO countries?
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