Russian tension

[LongBlade]

Whoops. Looks like the Russians are channeling their inner Wong Wei.

The Su-27 conducted the close-in intercept of an RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft in international airspace over the Baltic Sea on Tuesday, said officials. The incident prompted a diplomatic protest.

"On the morning of April 7th, a U.S. RC-135U flying a routine route in international airspace was intercepted by a Russian Su-27 Flanker in an unsafe and unprofessional manner," said Pentagon spokeswoman Eileen M. Lainez.

"The United States is raising this incident with Russia in the appropriate diplomatic and official channels," she said in a statement.

source: http://freebeacon.com/national-security/russian-fighter-jet-nearly-collides-with-u-s-spy-jet-over-europe/

[Uberhaus]

Whoops. Looks like the Russians are channeling their inner Wong Wei.



Isn't that the pilot that collided with the EP-3 in 2001?

Oh, just ban me!   O:-)

[MikeGER]

Germany reexpaned its tanks forece from 225 back to 320 fully operation Leopard 2 A6 with latest upgrades to the year 2017

[Martok]

Germany reexpaned its tanks forece from 225 back to 320 fully operation Leopard 2 A6 with latest upgrades to the year 2017

Well that's a start, at least.  When's Merkel gonna resurrect the full-on panzer divisions, though??  >:D 

[bbmike]

It's starting to feel like the 70's/80's again.

[W8taminute]

^If we were living in the 70s and 80s I'd be so confident and proud to know that the US wouldn't take that kind of provocation lightly.

Today however I'm confident that the US will probably just sell some more of our allies secrets to the enemy in response to these kinds of provocations. 

[Gusington]

It feels like the 1930s again. Even though I wasn't around the first time.

[bbmike]

^If we were living in the 70s and 80s I'd be so confident and proud to know that the US wouldn't take that kind of provocation lightly.

Today however I'm confident that the US will probably just sell some more of our allies secrets to the enemy in response to these kinds of provocations.

That's true.

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

It feels like the 1930s again. Even though I wasn't around the first time.

Should start wearing fedoras and using pomade? 

[undercovergeek]

said it ages ago, im sure hes trying to get one shot down so he can shake his fist at the international outrage and have a reason to retaliate on wherever

[Staggerwing]

It feels like the 1930s again. Even though I wasn't around the first time.

Should start wearing fedoras and using pomade? 

I prefer Brilliantine. It's de rigueur for that Snidely Whiplash look.

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

It feels like the 1930s again. Even though I wasn't around the first time.

Should start wearing fedoras and using pomade? 

I prefer Brilliantine. It's de rigueur for that Snidely Whiplash look.

I had you pegged as a Dapper Dan man.

[Staggerwing]

Down here in Canada's Trowsers there used to be a doll-like preschool device called Dapper Dan, with buttons and zippers used to teach little boys how to dress themselves. The little girl equivalent was, iirc, Dressy Bessie.

[LongBlade]

Whoops. Looks like the Russians are channeling their inner Wong Wei.



Isn't that the pilot that collided with the EP-3 in 2001?

yessireebob.

[Gusington]

Maybe Stagger is confusing one of those dolls with Polly Pissypants.

If I had hair I would never stop using Fancy Pomade.