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2007-08-17 Europe

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Posted by Muggsy 2007-08-17 11:41|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Mr Putin said the move to resume the flights after a 15 year suspension was in response to security threats posed by other military powers

Hmm. And just what might those be, you KGB assassin commie power-mongering son of a bitch?

Posted by mcsegeek1 2007-08-17 12:54|| 2007-08-17 12:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Hey that's OK, Those Bears are already old and more long range flights only accelerates their fatigue. Maybe if Putty poot ever thinks he'll really need them they will either be down for structural repairs or maybe (wish, wish) suffer an in-flight breakup. Of course for the crews that would suck, but sometimes the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.....

Posted by USN, Ret. 2007-08-17 13:49|| 2007-08-17 13:49|| Front Page Top

#3 they will either be down for structural repairs or maybe (wish, wish) suffer an in-flight breakup

Great. Kursk-style aviation disasters waiting to happen.

Posted by Muggsy 2007-08-17 14:12|| 2007-08-17 14:12|| Front Page Top

#4 The old days...

http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/printer_285.shtml

Posted by tu3031 2007-08-17 14:14|| 2007-08-17 14:14|| Front Page Top

#5 Cool! Manned target drones!

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-08-17 15:14|| 2007-08-17 15:14|| Front Page Top

#6 Dammit, Darth stole the words off my keyboard again.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-08-17 19:11|| 2007-08-17 19:11|| Front Page Top

#7 I had this sudden mental picture of a stealth B-2 Hovering just aft and above the russian bomber, those things don't have rear-view mirrors.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-08-17 19:21|| 2007-08-17 19:21|| Front Page Top

#8 See also UPI.com > IS THE SCO BECOMING ANOTHER WARSAW PACT ORGANIZATION? Scoop - RUSSIA likely still gives relations wid Western Europe and SSSSSHHHHHHH USA higher priority, and may not be too thrilled about working wid other SCO nations.
*IONews affecting CHINA, DEFENSENEWS > INDIA plans to build to build roads, airfields, strongpoints along/next to disputed territory wid China.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-08-17 19:50|| 2007-08-17 19:50|| Front Page Top

#9 Guys, cut Putin a little slack. Russia is crumbling beneath him. The empire is gone and the Russian people are so demoralized that the population is collapsing. So he is going to do whatever he can to try to stop the slide (National Conception Day?) and needs a bogeyman to rally against. Better the West who is just going to chuckle and ignore him than the Chinese who might take offense, kick his ass and occupy Siberia. Besides Bearbaiting is time honored tradition among American aviators.

Posted by RWV 2007-08-17 21:18|| 2007-08-17 21:18|| Front Page Top

#10 "If Russia feels as though they want to take some of these old aircraft out of mothballs and get them flying again, that's their decision," he told reporters.

Is it just me, or does this quote and the quote by Nicholas Burns about "peace can only come through strength" (in the $30 billion military aid package we're giving Israel) give you all hope that our newer State spokesmen have a lil more CO Jones than previous Staties? Or am I just reading into their quotes what I want to happen w/ State?

Posted by BA 2007-08-17 22:24|| 2007-08-17 22:24|| Front Page Top

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