Posted on 07/22/2024 2:19:12 PM PDT by McGruff
Two U.S. Air Force long-range bombers that had a close encounter over the weekend with Russian fighters over the Barents Sea landed at an allied base near the Black Sea hours later, according to the service.
The arrival of the B-52H Stratofortress bombers at Romania’s Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base on Sunday marks the first time U.S. strategic bombers have operated from the installation, U.S. Air Forces Europe and Africa said the same day.
The base, known as MK to forces deployed there, serves as the main operational hub for the U.S. military in the Black Sea region. It is undergoing a multibillion-dollar expansion by NATO that will make it larger than even Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
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On the way, the American Stratofortress planes flew above the Barents Sea to point-blank cruise missile range of the main air base used by Russia for its own bomber strikes against Ukraine.
Yeah, that’s a really good idea to keep poking the stick at the bear in the cage…/s
What is Biden’s handlers up to? This is why he needs to resign immediately.
The Barents Sea is on a straight line of about 6500 miles from the US to Romania without going over Russia.
Particularly with Dementia and Giggles standing by for the 3 AM phone call...
In less than three years, the Biden Administration has managed to set us back over 40 years with respect to relations with Russia. We are in days similar to the Cuban missle crises, only we are the aggressors.
Our government is practically begging for us to be nuked.
Trump wanted Biden to send nuclear subs to threaten Putin, to get him to quit “constantly using the N word” (threatening to nuke us).
Donald Trump - I will prevent World War 3 from happening. You are very close to World War 3.
video 23 secs
https://x.com/BowesChay/status/1815036170348159168
A deliberate - and insane - provocation by NATO and the USA.
I cannot find a helpful north polar map that includes the Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, USA.
The USA bombers had a Finland fighter jet escort.
If the USA bombers entered Europe via north Finland, they were literally one or two minutes flight time from the Russian border.
Insane provocation against Putin, the dictator of Russia, who has the most nuclear weapons in the world.
Imagine what would happen if the Russians flew two long range bombers, 12 nautical miles off the USA Atlantic Ocean coast line, escorted by Cuban fighter jets!
This is pretty much an every day event in Europe.
Your handlers have you all worked up. The Air Force did this stuff nearly every week for 35 years. Putin knows that. They know how the game is played.
You might want to get a handle on your emotions. They are getting the most of you. Your extra drama sounds almost Arabic.
It’s not the trip as much as the destination. Romania was a former cold war ally with Russia. Same as trying to get Ukraine into Russia, it is poking the bear, possibly because they have ships/subs in Cuba. It’s a ratcheting up of something that needs to be ratcheted down in my opinion.
Damn, I cannot proofread for the life of me. I meant “Same as trying to get Ukraine into Nato” which in my opinion is one of the reasons Russia attacked Ukraine in the first place.
Try Google Earth.
The USA bombers had a Finland fighter jet escort.
The Finns have a history with the Soviets you might wish to consult.
Imagine what would happen if the Russians flew two long range bombers, 12 nautical miles off the USA Atlantic Ocean coast line, escorted by Cuban fighter jets!
USA long range bombers, flying within 2 minutes of the Russian border, is an every day event in 2024 Europe?
Verification, please.
Re: "Your handlers have you all worked up..."
My handlers? Explain, please.
Re: "Putin knows how the game is played..."
Putin considers this event, NATO expansion, his standard of living, and his own life, a game?
Re: "Your extra drama sounds almost Arabic."
Since you are making this personal...
I grew up 200 miles from the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Hi.
So I keep hearing a line from Clancy’s “Red October, “ in my head...
This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we’ll be lucky to live through it”
Bloat.
5.56mm
Between now and next January he can do nothing in any case.
I did. Also, Bing Maps.
A straight line to Romania (Great Circle route) goes no where near the Barents Sea.
A straight line from Louisiana, USA, to northern Finland goes straight into Russia.
Re: "The Finns have a history with the Soviets you might wish to consult."
Sarcasm is wasted on me, Okie. What is your point? The Finn fighter jets flew all the way to Romania for a one minute photo op?
Also, what does a near Russian violation of Alaskan air space have to do with Russian nuclear bombers and Cuban jets flying 12 miles away from Washington D.C. and New York City?
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