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General Category => World News => Topic started by: ABX on April 07, 2017, 03:37:01 pm

Title: BREAKING NEWS: Russian Warship Heading For U.S. Navy Destroyers That Launched Syrian Attack
Post by: ABX on April 07, 2017, 03:37:01 pm
Buckle up buckaroos.

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On Friday, Fox Business reported that a Russian warship has entered the eastern Mediterranean, heading towards the direction of the two U.S. Navy destroyers that were used for launching the missiles on Syria Thursday night. The Russian Frigate has left the Black Sea, gone through the Bosphorus strait and is traveling to the position of the USS Ross and the USS Porter.....

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Title: Re: BREAKING NEWS: Russian Warship Heading For U.S. Navy Destroyers That Launched Syrian Attack
Post by: INVAR on April 07, 2017, 03:50:57 pm
This could get ugly quick,

I do not think either Putin or Trump will tolerate losing any 'face'.
Title: Re: BREAKING NEWS: Russian Warship Heading For U.S. Navy Destroyers That Launched Syrian Attack
Post by: r9etb on April 07, 2017, 03:54:35 pm
This could get ugly quick,

I do not think either Putin or Trump will tolerate losing any 'face'.

No, it won't.  The Russian ship will shadow them for a few days, and then wander off.  There's no way in hell either we or the Russians will fire on each other.

The real danger is that Trump will treat this as a one-off sort of thing, and move on to the next tweet. 
Title: Re: BREAKING NEWS: Russian Warship Heading For U.S. Navy Destroyers That Launched Syrian Attack
Post by: skeeter on April 07, 2017, 03:56:11 pm
This could get ugly quick,

I do not think either Putin or Trump will tolerate losing any 'face'.

Nah. The eastern Meditteranean apparently is this frigate's usual duty station.
Title: Re: BREAKING NEWS: Russian Warship Heading For U.S. Navy Destroyers That Launched Syrian Attack
Post by: bolobaby on April 07, 2017, 04:35:04 pm
Believe me, the Ruskies already have a sub within striking distance. The frigate is all show.
Title: Re: BREAKING NEWS: Russian Warship Heading For U.S. Navy Destroyers That Launched Syrian Attack
Post by: Idaho_Cowboy on April 07, 2017, 04:36:26 pm
Believe me, the Ruskies already have a sub within striking distance. The frigate is all show.
Yep, this is just all part of the show and dance.
Title: Re: BREAKING NEWS: Russian Warship Heading For U.S. Navy Destroyers That Launched Syrian Attack
Post by: r9etb on April 07, 2017, 04:39:43 pm
Believe me, the Ruskies already have a sub within striking distance. The frigate is all show.

And if they do, so do we....
Title: Re: BREAKING NEWS: Russian Warship Heading For U.S. Navy Destroyers That Launched Syrian Attack
Post by: bolobaby on April 07, 2017, 04:42:10 pm
And if they do, so do we....

Moreover, we already have a firing solution. ;-)