[JasonC]

My opinion is that all it would take is one hairy chested real man with a full set willing to shoot the buggers straight out of the sky without asking anyone's permission or saying he was sorry for any of it, and promising to do it again - for all this sort of thing to disappear yesterday.

The root cause of nearly every problem in the world right now, is moral cowardice in the west. Every scum on earth is engaged in testing, baiting behavior. As Gasset put it, standing on their heads - pointless behavior engaged in merely because teacher disapproves.

Someone will say, "Oh, but that risks starting a war!" Silly fools. Do you think letting them get away with it, doesn't?

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

The root cause of nearly every problem in the world right now, is moral cowardice in the west.

[Tommyjo]

It was a regular thing. Both sides did it to each other. Monitored and escorted. Image of Russian IL-38 May overflying US carrier. Image taken from escorting intercept aircraft.