Summary: Two unarmed Russian fighter jets passed
extremely close to a US destroyer, the USS Donald Cook. There is currently a
lot of discussion inside the Pentagon about releasing a video and photos of the
incident showing the amount of danger the destroyer was in. The two jets flew
within seventy-five feet of the ship’s superstructure and a third plane passed
the destroyer from a safer distance. The first two jets passed alarmingly close
to the destroyer at a high speeds without acknowledging the danger or the
breach of security. However, what is alarming is not the high speed or the jets’
proximity to the ship; but the manner in which the pass was made. The two jets
passed over the destroyer in exactly the manner that armed jets would swoop in
for an attack. This all occurred in the Baltic Sea on Tuesday night.
Synopsis: Relations between the United States and
Russia have been strained since the Ukraine incident. After that, tensions were
pulled tighter by the fact Russia was supporting Bashar Assad against the Syrian
rebels. This provocation is simply the next in a long line of recent aggressions
by Russia. It seems the back and forth between the U.S. and Russia never
totally warmed up after the Cold War. Aggression and suspicion still remain,
and with good reason. We need to take a stronger stance towards these foreign provocations.
The U.S. can’t let itself be bullied by Russia abroad.
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