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Russian planes again fly over U.S. Navy ships
CNN ^ | 3-19-09 | CNN

Posted on 03/19/2009 8:47:31 PM PDT by NoLibZone

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Russian military aircraft flew just 500 feet over two U.S. Navy ships this week as the ships participated in a joint military exercise with South Korea in the Sea of Japan, according to U.S. military officials.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: obam; putin; resetbutton; russianmilitary; usnavy
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To: doc1019

Your last sentence answers as to why it is such a big deal.

LLS


41 posted on 03/19/2009 9:46:25 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer (hussein will NEVER be my President... NEVER!!!)
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To: LibLieSlayer

And our current President never had a set and never will. God help us.


42 posted on 03/19/2009 9:50:26 PM PDT by doc1019 (and a child shall lead them)
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To: doc1019
"In this day and age, with our updated capabilities, they are playing with fire."

Yup. They know they don't stand a chance.

43 posted on 03/19/2009 9:58:48 PM PDT by blam
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To: doc1019
Of course back then we had a set

Precisely, we would never have let them get that close and that low, at least not with 2-6 Tomcats or Phantoms all over their a$$.

BTW, their capabilities are upgraded too. They, IL-38s have gotten an entirely new digital avionics refit, for example. I suspect they, like the P-3 they are comparable to, can carry anti-ship missile, not to mention just plain old bombs.

Of course it would be suicide to use them, they'd never get away. But then Obami would apologize for the loss of the aircraft, no matter how much of a smoking mess they left on the carrier.

44 posted on 03/19/2009 10:00:18 PM PDT by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: Alter Kaker
Check out the Rusian stoock market. They'll be broke first.

Depends on what the prices of oil and gas do. The Russians have lots of both.

45 posted on 03/19/2009 10:05:00 PM PDT by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: JennysCool
Russian pilots buzzing us in actual Russian aircraft and then going back to the Russian Officers Club and laughing about it and drinking to it seems downright ... Civilized.

Русские пилоты нецивилизованный.

46 posted on 03/19/2009 10:12:59 PM PDT by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: El Gato

Okay! You gotta translate that! :-)


47 posted on 03/19/2009 10:13:56 PM PDT by JennysCool (Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action - Ian Fleming)
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To: ATCNavyRetiree

Obama just spoke Arabic at the end there didn’t he?


48 posted on 03/19/2009 10:35:11 PM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric cartman voice* 'I love you guys')
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To: NoLibZone
U.S. military officials said that in both cases, U.S. Navy F/A-18 fighters met up with the Russian aircraft about 70 nautical miles from the U.S. ships and flew alongside them until they left the area.

Nice, but I did like those old Tomcats.
49 posted on 03/19/2009 11:40:27 PM PDT by microgood
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To: JennysCool

“These days, the old rivalries are somewhat comforting.”

Odd, isn’t it?

I’d prefer the commie Russian “over there” again to 0bama and his leftists “here at home”.


50 posted on 03/19/2009 11:51:54 PM PDT by Boucheau
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To: Parley Baer

“I can’t believe...”

This must be one of the most common phrases on FR right now.


51 posted on 03/19/2009 11:53:24 PM PDT by Boucheau
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To: microgood

I remember back in the 80’s, our bubble around the carrier was a minimum of 250 miles, and an F-14 would play wingman to the Bears and Badgers that came out to play.


52 posted on 03/19/2009 11:53:49 PM PDT by exblockhead (STOP me before my fingers do it again!)
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Seems like old times.


53 posted on 03/20/2009 12:24:10 AM PDT by A.A. Cunningham
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To: exblockhead
I remember back in the 80’s, our bubble around the carrier was a minimum of 250 miles, and an F-14 would play wingman to the Bears and Badgers that came out to play.

Yes, I remember you could see that perfect circle surrounding the Big E at night in the IO. Made you feel safe.
54 posted on 03/20/2009 12:36:38 AM PDT by microgood
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To: doc1019

This is sadly but very true.

LLS


55 posted on 03/20/2009 4:07:22 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (hussein will NEVER be my President... NEVER!!!)
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To: Boucheau

This was just a test. Expect more to come. They are pushing the limits of the envelope. What is next? Overfly Dallas? or Long Beach? I wonder what will happen if Russia turns to that age old way of boosting there economy—military conquest.


56 posted on 03/20/2009 4:17:49 AM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll)
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57 posted on 03/20/2009 4:50:56 AM PDT by magslinger (I talk to myself but sometimes I like a third opinion.)
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To: Boucheau

“The last time Russian planes flew over a U.S. Navy ship was February 2008, when two Bears flew 2,000 feet over the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz south of Japan.”


58 posted on 03/20/2009 4:54:08 AM PDT by Doe Eyes
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To: Steve Van Doorn

Of course we did.

I know for a fact that we had ships sniffing around outside of Vladivostok on a regular basis in the late 80s. I imagine we still do. I’ve heard some of the stories the bubbleheads tell about sneaking in close on their ships. It’s routine, but its also dangerous.


59 posted on 03/20/2009 5:16:37 AM PDT by Ronin (Just when you're winning the rat race -- along come faster rats....)
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To: Ciexyz
Did such insulting conduct ever occur under any other President since the Cold War ended?

Where have you been? The Russians overflew the Nimitz off Japan about a year ago. Same situation, the air wing intercepted them 80 or a 100 miles away from the ship and escorted them while in range of the task force.

As others have pointed out, this was a common occurrence back in the day, even when Reagan was in office. I'd be interested in knowing exactly what all you irate folks think we should be doing about it.

60 posted on 03/20/2009 5:19:37 AM PDT by Non-Sequitur
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