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US Official: Russia Might Shoot Down US Aircraft In Syria
Business Insider ^ | October 25, 2016 | Deb Riechmann, Associated Press

Posted on 10/26/2016 5:21:20 AM PDT by Strategy

Edited on 10/26/2016 5:36:16 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- National Intelligence director James Clapper says he wouldn't put it past Russia to "to shoot down an American aircraft" if a no-fly zone is imposed over Syria.


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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Russia
KEYWORDS: clinton; obama; russia; syria; usa
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To: Strategy

Paging General Ripper, paging General Ripper.


41 posted on 10/26/2016 7:00:37 AM PDT by baltimorepoet
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To: sport

Russia could go do near-space detonations of a few high-yield nukes over the northern US, and blanket the US in EMP pulses.

Much of the infrastructure for communications and power distribution would be wrecked, with significant issues with transportation (think food, resource distribution). Death from starvation would be significant.

We could of course, return the favor in kind, but I suspect that Russia is far more likely to survive such an EMP war than the US.


42 posted on 10/26/2016 7:12:16 AM PDT by baltimorepoet
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To: DCBryan1

Lol. Yeah, as some one who has seen USG preparedness and FEMA operations up close, I would have zero confidence in them or USG regarding any disaster. They can’t handle situations from mother nature where they got a lot of advanced warning and had 100 meetings and telecons to discuss plans. I’m sure they wouldn’t fare any better after the major cities of the east coast, west coast, flyover country are vaporized and 10s of million of survivors are dying of radiation poisoning, burns, etc. Even the disruption of distribution of food and goods would cause breakdown of civil society. Add to that 10-100 million dying from burns and radiiation.

But, hey, the neocon puppet masters might then have their victory of Salafist jihadists in Syria because the biggest force opposing them is gone, so...


43 posted on 10/26/2016 7:31:10 AM PDT by AC Beach Patrol
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To: Strategy

ya think?


44 posted on 10/26/2016 7:36:45 AM PDT by ichabod1 (Make America Normal Again)
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To: sport

If China aligns with Russia it would be very bad.


45 posted on 10/26/2016 7:39:36 AM PDT by Dalberg-Acton
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To: Freelance Warrior

Sorry - I don’t agree. The US is on the wrong side here. Just like Bosnia.


46 posted on 10/26/2016 7:41:22 AM PDT by TheTimeOfMan (A time for peace and a time for war)
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To: sport

Russia are much less dependent on the internet than we are as well.


47 posted on 10/26/2016 7:42:29 AM PDT by ichabod1 (Make America Normal Again)
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To: Strategy

“We’ll meet again....don’t know where......don’t know when.....”


48 posted on 10/26/2016 7:42:52 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Strategy

Little green men might land in your backyard.


49 posted on 10/26/2016 7:47:30 AM PDT by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: Lion Den Dan

Resolution. Tonkin. Gulf. of.

pResident. Democrat. LBJ.


50 posted on 10/26/2016 8:35:20 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: refermech

[Not worth losing a pilot or aircraft.]

If it means more power for himself and/or Hillary.

They’ve done high-crimes and treason. We should put nothing past them.


51 posted on 10/26/2016 8:36:40 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: Strategy

Russia only allows us to fly in Syria. Russia could announce/declare a no fly zone at anytime, simply switch on the S-300/400 system.

US fighters are forbidden to fly within 20 miles of Russian aircraft right now over Syria.


52 posted on 10/26/2016 9:38:54 AM PDT by Fitzy_888 ("ownership society")
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To: Strategy

US hasn’t been invited to area...Russia has. So yes they might shoot one down since obama has them there illegally.


53 posted on 10/26/2016 10:06:28 AM PDT by ColdOne ((poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~ Because you'd be in jail! She is a nasty woman! Well she is.)
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To: Strategy

Why not just declare a no fly zone in Moscow??? Idiots...


54 posted on 10/26/2016 10:46:30 AM PDT by Iscool
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To: Strategy

Obama is trying to start a war with Russia when it is absolutely unnecessary. Iran has become our virtual ally.


55 posted on 10/26/2016 11:32:37 AM PDT by Crucial
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To: Strategy

Obama and Hillary should declare a no fly zone on their faces.


56 posted on 10/26/2016 11:35:31 AM PDT by CJ Wolf (just a conspiracy theory, no facts behind the above post.)
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To: Iscool

“Why not just declare a no fly zone in Moscow??? Idiots...”

Man, I sure hope Obama doesn’t see this . . .


57 posted on 10/26/2016 1:26:32 PM PDT by Dalberg-Acton
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To: Strategy
Well yes - idiot. When you tell your pilots it is ok to shoot down Russian planes, they may do the same to us.

This is all just the usual build up stuff for a war they have already decided is ahead of us, with Hillary.

58 posted on 10/26/2016 1:43:06 PM PDT by MarMema
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To: jjotto
I speak some Russian and could probably get it back rather quickly.

If Trump doesn't win, I prefer Putin as a leader over Hillary and camp. He gave Russia a flat tax that was very low..

59 posted on 10/26/2016 1:45:07 PM PDT by MarMema
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To: Strategy

Well no shit Sherlock. Did he get his job on merit?


60 posted on 10/26/2016 2:11:23 PM PDT by Sam Gamgee
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