Russian president Vladimir Putin is intent on restoring what he sees as the glory of the old USSR. As a former member of the feared and deadly Russian KGB secret service, his methods are also blunt and aggressive, and his desire for expanding the geographic reach and control and Russia are clear. Russia’s annexation of parts of the Crimea and Ukraine, and his new activities in Syria designed to expand his influence into the Middle East make it very clear that Russia and Putin are interested in a much bigger role in controlling the world and greater expanses of geography.
Putin is also a “strong man,” meaning he understands naked force best and only respects power and strength to counter his actions. The type of nuanced talking and trading that President Obama is comfortable with is something that Putin sees simply as weakness and lack of will. That is evident with the recent aggressive maneuvers practiced by Russian aircraft against U.S. navy vessels and aircraft operating in international airspace and waters, but areas that Russia would like to claim as its own. The actions by these Russian aircraft have been provocative and dangerous, and the U.S. navy and air force would have been absolutely justified in knocking the hotshot Russian jet jockeys out of the sky. That will not happen with Obama, since he is only tough when he bullies the American people about health insurance or bathroom use. When it comes to actually protecting the American people from these types of bullies, he will back down every time.
Watch the unbelievable Russian jet aerobatics against a U.S. warship on page 2:
This^^ must be part of that “Flexibility” obama told Medvedev about…
Pa, Pa, Pa, Putin Obama’s Chia Pet!
Off the coast of RUSSIA! WTF gives the US military the right to complain when they poke the bear and the bear growls…….
If I we’re Russian I would buzz them too
What the hell are we doing there,oh that’s rite world police as long as it is other people’s sons an daughters,20 trillion in debt because of$#%&!@*like this,run your asses out and reelect the unaccountable anti American corrupt traitors in wash d.c who want to tell everybody in the world what to do
Your (not my) president has the military downsized so much Cuba could take us. We need to downsize the size of the government and build our military back up until we are the strongest nation in the world again.
Should have had CIWS targeting them with painted radar it’d scare the p**s out of them that and watching as they swivel to lock i’d be like nope no thanks!
where is jfk when you need him instead we have wussy obama
Blow them OUT of the WATER !
just pure republican b******t lies….