The Japanese pilots surely knew they were coming as they finished their tea before takeoff.
too much military hardware out there, too much animosity, too much need for oil (even if it has receded lately).
too many insane muslims.
Already a Russian jet has been shot down and the pilots killed. Putin wont let that slide. Not in a million years.
one more incident and we might be on our way to the third world war.
I hope not.
Oh, goody. World War IV in all corners of the globe. That’s really all it takes, a big one somewhere and others see their chance to move because the world hates to split their armed resources.
On a more serious note, somebody at FR that lives in Japan said earlier this year some of the news reports from there were really scary. I can’t remember the thread, though. I think it was about the fishing thing.
Isn't he a Chinese military guy, nothing about this on the news.
(Or from Barry, he's still in the dog house for getting caught trying to sneak in a pizza)
[I told the guy on the phone, use the rear entrance, the one I make Netanyahu use, and wear something that I'd recognize]
Yeah, that's a head scratcher.
Not just Japanese aircraft - we've got about 75 F-15s on Okinawa ourselves, along with hefty air-defense assets.
China has long been the Neighborhood Bully of Asia.
Ironically, they still insist on p*ssing and moaning about what Japan did in WWII.
The Dragon is becoming restless.
‘’Military fleet flies’’. Wow.Flying ships?. What will those Chinks think of next? Don’t they mean ‘’flight of aircraft’’? It’s my understanding that a ‘’fleet’’ refers to ships. Doesn’t anyone in the media understand the English language anymore?