Posted on 10/28/2016 7:23:29 AM PDT by Leo Carpathian
They need to get about 35 kt winds over the deck to launch. Good luck with that. A Russian carrier group is not is any way comparable to a US carrier group.
Clinton wants Biden for Secretary of State.
And, oh by the way......
US Vice-President Bidens Son Continues to Buy Gas Assets in Ukraine
http://www.globalresearch.ca/us-vice-president-bidens-son-continues-to-buy-gas-assets-in-ukraine/5505300
Um ... why didn’t the Russians send their own oilers along on the trip?
The cost of sending fuel ships along would have been nothing compared to the current embarrassment. You don’t set off on a long road trip without making damn sure there are gas stations along the way.
Does the U.S. Navy have any oilers in the Med? Bailing out Ivan might be a nice gesture with big benefits in the long run! Having Putin owe us a favor might be very handy later on.
I worked in my dad’s Texaco station in the 60’s. Pumped gas, checked the fluids, cleaned the windshield, checked the tires, helped out in the store and garage, and was always available as a fourth for a game of Rook.
They would have to get to Egypt first.
This story is bogus. On military blogs you’ll get a very different perspective than this Russia-bashing narrative run 24/7 in MSM. The reporting on Russia is a little less fair than the reporting on Trump. It’s amazing how the neocons and their Borg have been able to completely hijack the MSM broadcast and march us off to nuclear annihilation with nary a whisper of protest.
You got me to look again, and there's a red Budweiser truck near the island! Those Russkies think of everything!
You need to read the article......
The ship lacks the fuel to make it to Egyptian ports
Not to mention, Egypt is a member of the Coalition opposing Syria
That is true! They are deranged and think they can win. It’s over for them.
Not me. Not to save ISIS from Asad and Putin.
A nuclear armed "clown squadron."
I’d bet this carrier runs on N6, not diesel...
Yeah and our Navy would have suffered a defeat of similar magnitude at the hands of the Russians back when they tried to pin the ISIS/MB chemical attack on Assad. We sent a large task force to the Med which turned tail and ran because it would have gotten annihilated by both Russian naval and ground based air power.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3861166/It-s-Putin-s-Russian-rustbucket-30-year-old-ageing-aircraft-carrier-sailed-menacingly-close-Britain-poor-condition-frequently-plagued-breakdowns.html
Further, US Aircraft carrier groups are not invincible
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-492804/The-uninvited-guest-Chinese-sub-pops-middle-U-S-Navy-exercise-leaving-military-chiefs-red-faced.html Go take a look at the links and then tell me.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37791523
BBC says they have a couple oilers in the task group that refueled the ships off the North African coast.
Whatever it is, I’d bet you a tanker is on its way.
To the tune of “Volga Boatmen”.
It was the EU that probably pressured Spain to deny Russia.
There was a report that two oilers were travelling with this group.
Wonder what happened to them ?
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