Russian planes intercepted near U.S., Canadian airspace

[Classik]

(CNN)-- Two U.S. jets intercepted six Russian planes that neared U.S. airspace off Alaska on Thursday and Canadian planes intercepted two Russian bombers that approached Canadian airspace, NORAD reported.


A U.S. official told CNN's Barbara Starr that officials in Washington think the incidents were related to the visit by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko,who talked to Canadian officials Wednesday and President Barack Obama on Thursday. The United States promised Ukraine $46 million in nonlethal aid for its battle with pro-Russian militants.



The Russian aircraft flew within about 55 nautical miles of the Alaskan coastline and about 40 nautical miles of the Canadian coastline, said Capt. Jeff Davis of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD.

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[Classik]

Eugene Petrarca
Maybe they were trying to rid the world of Sarah Palin and Justin Bieber.

Mon Sangle
They should had just let them in the American and Canadian Airspace, so that the American and Canadian pilots have a reason to shoot them down. That's no fun!

Martis Bell
I see the movie Red Dawn becoming a reality.

Jimmy Stratton-crooke
Just goes to show you can't trust those "Ruskies"

Julio Reyes
Eddie L. Jr. Chaneyits happening bruh better get ready lol


Sylvia Walton Coffee
Emeergency, emeergency, Mark Schreiner!


Cherel Mahinay
Oh Putin tin stop teasing!


Drew Gaskell
Let them come into our airspace then force them to land or shoot them down !
Etc

Those are some of the comments on facebook - linked to the CNN.com facebook post

 

[WIP]

What are your thoughts about this situation, Classik?

 

[Classik]

My thoughts?

The replies by some of the facebook posters got me worried - how some of them generalised it is about secret attack or something.

 

[jasonc]

My thoughts?

The replies by some of the facebook posters got me worried - how some of them generalised it is about secret attack or something.

no more like the return of the old ussr.

 

[reba]

Seems i remember this has happened before...
A good thing about being older you have more memories the other side of that is your not sure when those memories happened..
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[Classik]

granny!

 

[Jethro Bodine]

A good thing about being older you have more memories the other side of that is your not sure when those memories happened..
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....nor where you put your glasses five minutes ago. Am I right? Or am I right?

 

[jasonc]

Seems i remember this has happened before...
A good thing about being older you have more memories the other side of that is your not sure when those memories happened..
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it wasn't uncommon for Russia to do this and also for Cuban jets to land or fly below radar in Miami, fl and also the ussr was more aggressive on the Fulda gap.

 

[WIP]

My thoughts?

The replies by some of the facebook posters got me worried - how some of them generalised it is about secret attack or something.

You didn't answer my questions. What do YOU think about this story. How do YOU feel about it?

 

[Classik]

You didn't answer my questions. What do YOU think about this story. How do YOU feel about it?

The caption cnn gave it gives a clear picture: These guys probably tried to attack US.

i dont think anything in particular about it except what cnn and the posters have installed in my imagination that these are spies

 

[jasonc]

The caption cnn gave it gives a clear picture: These guys probably tried to attack US.

i dont think anything in particular about it except what cnn and the posters have installed in my imagination that these are spies

two lone aircraft is hardly an attack.its more of a message and also to test what we can still do. we played with the ussr in the same way.

 

[WIP]

The caption cnn gave it gives a clear picture: These guys probably tried to attack US.

i dont think anything in particular about it except what cnn and the posters have installed in my imagination that these are spies

I'm curious why you stated this thread. Is there something you wanted to say about it?

 

[Obadiah]

I'm curious why you stated this thread. Is there something you wanted to say about it?

I'm wondering the same thing. We get lots of responses from Americans. It would be interesting to hear the thoughts of someone outside of America. I would think since you started the thread you would have some kind of independent thoughts on this?

 

[Classik]

I'm curious why you stated this thread. Is there something you wanted to say about it?

The amazing posters' identical generalisations on facebook. Seems to follow what most of our forumers here would also conclude on