August 14, 2007
U.S. To Russia: We're Bringing Back Reagan!
After reading this article, I think it's time to remind Russia who won the Cold War:
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (Reuters) - Russian bombers are flying more missions than normal near U.S. territory, including Alaska, demonstrating their long-range strike capability, U.S. and Canadian officials said on Monday.
Russian aircraft carrying cruise missiles ran an aviation exercise near Alaska two weeks ago, according to Canadian Col. Andre Dupuis, an officer at the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), a U.S.-Canadian operation responsible for protecting both countries' airspace.
Some analysts and defense officials say the flights likely reflect Moscow's desire to display its military muscle to remind Washington of Russia's capabilities and express dismay over U.S. plans to build a missile shield in Eastern Europe.
One defense official called the Russian flights "a little bit of chest pounding, trying to let people know Russia's back in the game."
To quote Fred Dalton Thompson from The Hunt for Red October: "The average Rooskie, son, doesn't take a dump without a plan." Something else is going on here, and I think Washington needs to get to the bottom of it, post haste!
Forget their chest pounding. Make it clear to them that if they keep up their tomfoolery, we're going to do some pounding of our own . . . with bunker busters.
Wyatt Earp
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The Ruskyies are after all that oil that is thought to be hiding under the frozen arctic, and they want to make sure Canada and the U.S. know they are serious about claiming these resources.
Either that, or the Russians are worried about the Elvenic Jihad.
Posted by: Kyle at August 14, 2007 04:00 PMWell said.
Posted by: RT at August 14, 2007 06:12 PM
