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Russian bomber again intercepted near U.S. Navy ship
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| Mar 5, 2008
Posted on 03/05/2008 5:30:17 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
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To: Tailgunner Joe
U.S. defense officials on Wednesday said they did not consider the Russian bomber flight a threat or concern.
But could they please ask for permission next time? /sarc
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posted on
03/05/2008 5:33:44 PM PST
by
Brian S. Fitzgerald
("We're going to drag that ship over the mountain.")
To: Tailgunner Joe
WTF? Bush better teach them how unacceptable this is before McCain or Hillary gets in.
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posted on
03/05/2008 5:37:44 PM PST
by
Slump Tester
(Only CINOs and democRATs knowingly and willingly vote for RINOs!)
To: Tailgunner Joe
We were doing this stuff 50 years ago over the Arctic. No big deal. Its just gamesmanship. Russia trying to reassert itself while we are bogged down in the ME and with elections.
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posted on
03/05/2008 5:38:23 PM PST
by
Don Corleone
(Leave the gun..take the cannoli)
To: Don Corleone
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posted on
03/05/2008 5:39:56 PM PST
by
AppyPappy
(If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
To: AppyPappy
It’s a quagmire, man. Totally Bush’s fault!
To: Tailgunner Joe
Lock weapons on them!
Give ‘em a bit of a scare!
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posted on
03/05/2008 5:43:34 PM PST
by
airborne
(For ENGLISH, press '1' . For SPANISH, hang up and learn ENGLISH!)
To: Slump Tester
You may not be aware of this, but these types of flybys have been going on for decades, and really are standard operating procedure, like it or not. Additionally, if you have a ship in International Waters you do not have exclusive rights to the airspace above or around your ships.
To: Tailgunner Joe
“U.S. defense officials on Wednesday said they did not consider the Russian bomber flight a threat or concern.”
..... as they slap up a map to point and advise “we could have shot them down here, and here, and here, and here, and here.......”
To: Slump Tester
A Vought F-8J Crusader of fighter squadron VF-194 Red Lightnings intercepts a Soviet Tupolev Tu-95 Bear-A/B reconnaissance aircraft near the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34) (steaming below) on 25 May 1974. VF-194 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing Nineteen (CVW-19).
To: magslinger
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posted on
03/05/2008 6:12:24 PM PST
by
neodad
(USS Vincennes (CG 49) "Checkmate Cruiser")
To: A.A. Cunningham
F-8 Crusader was about the best looking jet fighter the US Navy ever had—or any that the Air Force had. Great looking airplane. Damn thing just LOOKED like a fighter, unlike the F-4, which looked like a Goose.
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posted on
03/05/2008 6:13:15 PM PST
by
LSUfan
To: LSUfan
To me, an A-7 never looked like it would fly sitting on the ground. Much less carry the huge bomb load it did!
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posted on
03/05/2008 6:17:02 PM PST
by
sam_paine
(X .................................)
To: LSUfan
I have to dissagree.My favorite navy Jet would have been the A-4 Skyhawk.A little bird that packed a lot of power.
My Air Force Jet would be the F-16.That jet can dog fight like no other aircraft.
Im Partial since I served In the Air Force but I loved that SkyHawk
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posted on
03/05/2008 6:18:12 PM PST
by
puppypusher
(The world is going to the dogs.)
To: SlapHappyPappy
I know we do this to them too, but 2000 feet from the Nimitz? I didn’t know we left them get that close. Or are they saying 3-4 miles away at 2000 feet?
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posted on
03/05/2008 6:18:30 PM PST
by
Slump Tester
(Only CINOs and democRATs knowingly and willingly vote for RINOs!)
To: Slump Tester
WTF? Bush better teach them how unacceptable this is before McCain or Hillary gets in. Are you nuts? This is perfectly acceptable. It is a ship in international waters. If there is a problem then it will be a problem when we overfly THEIR ships in international waters. And believe you me, we fly over their ships far more than they fly over ours.
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posted on
03/05/2008 6:18:44 PM PST
by
FreedomCalls
(Texas: "We close at five.")
To: LSUfan
What about the P-51, or P-38?
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posted on
03/05/2008 6:20:28 PM PST
by
wastedyears
(Iron Maiden in two weeks' time.)
To: Slump Tester
I think the altitude was 2000ft.
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posted on
03/05/2008 6:21:33 PM PST
by
wastedyears
(Iron Maiden in two weeks' time.)
To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68
A Russian bomber aircraft approached a U.S. aircraft carrier [USS Nimitz] off the Korean coast on Wednesday and was intercepted by American fighter jets -- the second such incident in less than a month, U.S. defense officials said. ping!
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posted on
03/05/2008 6:21:52 PM PST
by
nicmarlo
(A vote for McRino is a false mandate for McShamnesty)
To: Tailgunner Joe
I think one of our anti-aircraft missiles ought to do a final flyby on one of those bombers. That’ll get their attention...
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