What happens when you have the weakest leader in the world.

[speedysst]

Are you kidding me? We didnt shoot down Russian fighters that were buzzing our warships? This isnt the first time either yet we just let them do it. I cant wait for that complete wimp to get the hell out of my White House. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/04...l?intcmp=hpbt1

[spqrzilla]

Best suggestion that I saw was that next time, the destroyer should launch chaff.

[HoneyBadger]

I can imagine we'd be doing the same (or something much more aggressive) if the Russians had the equivalent of one of our destroyers in the Chesapeake Bay. The article says that our Destroyer came no closer than 70 miles from Kaliningrad - That's easily within attack range of one of Russia's largest naval ports on their West coast. Check out a map. 70 Miles from Baltimore is right in the middle of the Chesapeake. Remember, we have been patrolling our warships right in their backyard for decades. I'm not justifying unsafe flying, but Russia is probably getting sick of our constant provocations.

[ColoradoTJ]

I can imagine we'd be doing the same (or something much more aggressive) if the Russians had the equivalent of one of our destroyers in the Chesapeake Bay. The article says that our Destroyer came no closer than 70 miles from Kaliningrad - That's easily within attack range of one of Russia's largest naval ports on their West coast. Remember, we have been patrolling our warships right in their backyard for decades.

You damn right we would, and have.

[spqrzilla]

Chesapeake Bay is territorial waters. Black Sea is international waters.

[speedysst]

They came within a mile at an altitude of 500 feet of the USS Ronald Reagan last October too. That time we at least scrambled some F/A-18 Hornets. Oh and this time the Russian planes, making simulated attack runs, refused to make radio contact and the USS Donald Cook was in international waters conducting exercises with Poland. Oh so that makes it ok. My bad.

[HoneyBadger]

Chesapeake Bay is territorial waters. Black Sea is international waters.

Fine. Then imagine 70 miles off the coast from Norfolk. No different.

Or, since the Great Lakes are partially international waters, imagine a Russian Destroyer in Lake Huron or Lake Ontario. There would be a real shit-storm.

[HoneyBadger]

Something else I think is significant about this:

"The defense official tells Fox News the Russian jets conducted 20 passes in the Baltic Sea incident Monday, ignoring repeated radio calls from the Navy destroyer. The U.S. Navy was able to take photographs and video of the incident and plans on releasing the footage soon."


This is a very clear propaganda move. They wanted to make sure that it made the news with some good photos to scare the American public.

[SuperiorDG]

Where's Maverick and Goose when you need them.

[beast556]

Im with honey badger on this, just the media making a big deal out of it. If there were Russian war ships on our coast line we would be doing the same shit.