I agree, but what can they do? What are the options? Chase us around and tell us to leave? Fill the ocean with Sea Mines? I think China has to take this one on the chin, but they will be more aggressive in the near future towards other countries near any of their falsely claimed islands. China has a Navy ship…

Hence, the reason we invited the Chinese to Mayport, FL in a couple days. China is simply being a big baby about all of this. They feel insecure because they can’t Navy.

The pilots pucker factor was very high. Mainly because he didn’t want to embarrass the Russian military and Generals. The punishment would be far more severe than being shot down. I bet my left nut that the AEGIS was watching the SU24 the second he rotated. Hell, they probably even listened to the control tower…

Its all we really can do, unless other countries including China are willing to chip in on some sanctions. But that will never happen. Its very much like how democrats dealt with the blacks destroying Ferguson, they give them room to destroy...cowards all of them

I have no doubt the US Navy has the ability to, but it’s our Prez. that might not have the “huevos” to retaliate.

What do you suppose we do? Start WW3? Putin is stopped dead in his tracks. He can not move his Army another step forward, in fear of being wiped out.

Putin hasn’t conquered squat. He is stopped dead in his tracks in Ukraine and is as cautious as ever in Syria, trying to avoid a conflict.

Did they also copy our Navy uniforms? Jesus...

Heres your bully

Ask Vietnam who the bully is. China gunned down unarmed civilians standing their ground on an island, not too long ago. I believe they used 25 or 30 mm cannon against guys wearing t shirts

Damn, i’m only a couple hours away in Panama City. I wanna go. At least give their Admiral the middle finger for hacking my info out of OPM.

Heres an old Reuters article, it seems they are able to restart it if they really wanted to.

Has this type of proxy war ever existed between nations? where obviously we are working against each other, yet we have mutual agreements and share airspace when fighting against each other. where we know they are killing our fighters, and they know we are arming them. its the most cheesy, passive aggressive, proxy…

Their is no telling what may be in the agreement that the US and Russia made regarding sharing airspace.

they wouldn’t pop off an icbm for a fighter jet, silly. hell, yesterday they blamed to wrong country for an overflight. they would need definitive proof of who and how it was shot down. it wouldnt be tit for tat.

exactly what do you think this Reaper is emitting, that the SU has the ability to “soak up” and take home? please elaborate.

If the US decided to not pay off its debt, it would hurt China far worse than the US. You think too highly of your polluted and oppressed country. China is simply jealous because the US has accomplished more in it’s 250 years of existence, than China has in its 5000 years. The entire modern civilized world is modeled…

All the US has to do is begin manufacturing goods in countries other than China, and cut off all western technology. Without it, China will have a steep decline. China needs us more than we need them. China has zero innovation a fully relies on the US. China can not build anything without first stealing it. The US is…

Ofcourse, look at my previous post. They will supply anyone who fights Assad. They would rather ISIS have control of the Qatar pipeline than Putin. Putin is a bigger long term threat, i guess. It will be easier to fight and contain IsIS than Russia?

Agreed. ISIS, FSA, anti Assad are all the same. They despise Assad and we are infidels to them. We always will be. They will turn and shoot at us just as easily as they shoot at Assad. Its a poop sandwich and were all gonna have to take several bites.