George Bush has a tendency to piss people off. His relationship with Putin is no exception………Since the European summit and Bush’s insistence on putting a missile defense system in Poland and the Czech republic, Putin has become a different person.
First there was combined training with China against a “common enemy”. Then there was the bizarre photos of a half naked Putin fishing in the mountains. Finally there is the stepped up aggressiveness against Europe and the US……
Eight Russian backfire bombers hurtled directly toward British airspace yesterday, forcing the RAF to scramble Tornado fighters costing the Brits over 160,000 pounds they were not planning on spending.
The effort hardly costs the Russians anything. This was the fourth feint against British airspace, but was the largest so far. At the sight of the fighters and before Britain’s 12 mile airspace limit, the bombers turned back.
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September 7, 2007 at 5:29 pm
Duffy
Congratulations. You’ve reached the acme of Bush Derrangement Syndrome. Russians resume flights off coast of UK which they’ve been flying for decades (with only a brief gap in the last few years) and somehow this is Bush’s fault. Is there anything he can’t do?
September 8, 2007 at 5:59 am
kavips
Yes, win the hearts and minds of Americans.
And by the way, your facts are wrong. This event IS a big turning point…
“This was Russia’s biggest show of strength since President Putin ordered strategic air patrols to resume last month. They were suspended in 1992 after the Soviet collapse because the Kremlin could not afford them.”