tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8562127399970369433.post6322470895140015130..comments2023-09-01T00:27:24.741-07:00Comments on Random Thoughts: Russia Up To It's Old Tricks?Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192300189857815667noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8562127399970369433.post-46780846539275905032008-02-13T10:49:00.000-07:002008-02-13T10:49:00.000-07:00Rexxy- calm down, Sailor! Yes, it is crazy!Mike - ...Rexxy- calm down, Sailor! Yes, it is crazy!<BR/><BR/>Mike - I agree, it was a pretty lame move. My hubby said the same thing, but also said "we need to get those missle sites up".Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05192300189857815667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8562127399970369433.post-86303491396504469202008-02-13T08:00:00.000-07:002008-02-13T08:00:00.000-07:00I read about this the other day. Seems this was a ...I read about this the other day. Seems this was a common practice back during the cold war and Russia really wants to bring back those days. It was good for their economy because this whole "return to democracy" thing didn't work out for them too well. <BR/><BR/>They are pissed about that missile defense system we are talking about and they also don't like not being perceived as a threat. All in all though, it was a pretty harmless maneuver on their part mostly designed to get headlines and "annoy" our navy. I mean let's face it, send a big old bulky bomber out to buzz an aircraft carrier full of sophisticated jets that could knock that bomber out of the sky from a long ways off is a pretty lame move.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325465720003721471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8562127399970369433.post-6308183904125903882008-02-12T17:41:00.000-07:002008-02-12T17:41:00.000-07:00Goddamn Russians. We shoulda shot their commy ass...Goddamn Russians. We shoulda shot their commy asses down. So let me try to understand the reasoning. They don't want us to set up the missile sites so they think by flying over one of our carriers and into Japan's airspace will make us think about not doing it. crazy.<BR/><BR/>rexAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8562127399970369433.post-49858045461214633572008-02-12T14:44:00.000-07:002008-02-12T14:44:00.000-07:00Holy Crap! Every week its a different country pull...Holy Crap! Every week its a different country pulling some kind of stunt! Mike is scheduled to be deployed in less than a year, God only knows who we'll be fighting at that point! God Bless everyone involved!Veronnicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564228182224342697noreply@blogger.com