Posted on 08/09/2007 1:45:57 PM PDT by blam
You mean Wi-ping Wei?
“At a time in history when the biggest threat facing both West and East is islamic fundamentalism, Pooty-Poot wants to dig into the past and revive the cold war.”
While we try to pull former SSR’s to our sphere of influence, even discussing NATO membership for some, and admitting former warsaw pact members to NATO already.
Obviously there is plenty of stuff the US and Russia do not have in common, nor are likely to, and that chess game continues.
This seems familiar.
Didn't the Chinese do this?
Not again. Cold War II ?
We’d better get Wake Island up and running again before the Russians decide to take it over.
“Hat In The Ring” is getting 22’s!
Very cool.
I just like the idea of the Bear crew looking out the hatch at something that can kill them and isn’t even alive.
Why would that make them crap their pants. A Global Hawk wouldn’t be able to keep up with a Tu-95MS.
Looks like the Tu-95s never came close enough to warrant an intercept.
http://www.kuam.com/news/23950.aspx
http://www.kuam.com/news/23941.aspx
Either you are a "superpower" or you are not.
Doubtless Putin sees that the restoration of 'face' to an entire people, even under a different label, has certain value for a despot.
The one Russian I have been on a drillsite with thought Stalin was a great guy.
The failures and atrocities are readily overlooked by those seeking a "strong leader", so long as the atrocities are aimed elsewhere, at someone else.
It is part and parcel of the "Go team, go!" pep-rally mentality which often dominates political debate here, just ramped up a few notches.
As long as their guy is percieved as a "winner", and their nation is too, much unforgiveable will be forgiven or overlooked.
I am no shrink, but it seems as if the same sort of cultural phenomenon happened in Germany and helped bring the Nazis into power behind another 'strongman' who was rebuilding his country's perception of self-respect.
Maybe I am wrong, and calling this on too little data, but I think we are just beginning to see the Russia of the future, and it is particularly testing our level of resolve after years of bombardment by the MSM at home.
Besides, if we are 'surprised' by an older style weapons platform, then what does that say for all our technology?
Mike
Let them have their little "show" and put flags on the ocean floor if it makes them feel better. People still want to be free and the commies are still on the wrong side of humanity.
Agreed, but our media braying the alleged existence of a 'nutless' America, one with insufficient resolve to finish what we are doing in Iraq--at all levels according to the MSM, has its unintended consequences as well.
Even if we were a paper tiger, if the media stood foursquare behind America and presented an image of strength instead of one of cowardice and weakness, no nation would dare such acts of provocative defiance.
Unfortunately, as our cheerleaders cheer for the other side, such incidents will increase, and sooner or later, there will be an incident.
You can hear them coming! loudest plane in the world.
The bear is the fastest prop plane in the world. How about we dust off some Phantoms from Tucson instead?
Perhaps a B-2 dropping love letters over Moscow on a Friday night. “We can see you, but you can’t see us”.
Not older than our B-52’s
It is an excellent frame design, much like the B-52. If the Russkies put some serious jet engines on it, it would look similar to the Buff. Hmmmm....
LOL. Thanks for the blast from the past.
Maybe a stealth bomber should visit Leningrad. At night. In rain.==
They will shoot it down in easy. You will be sorry:).
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