Russian military continues to grow it's assault on The West. Americans are not safer with Trump's allowances of Russian aggression. In this video, the Russian jet would love to have effected the US jet with jet wash or otherwise.
...During today’s incident, a Russian SU-27 fighter pulled within meters of a Navy EP-3 Aries II plane operating in international airspace over the Black Sea before punching its afterburner while peeling off, giving the US crew a rough ride as the Russian pilot slid off into the horizon....
Hainan Island incident under Bush/Cheney was an EP-3. They are not an armed jet. There is no reason for this aggression by Russia unless they are encouraging the same incident as 17 years ago.
These acts of aggression by Russia and China are escalating. Not long ago there was confrontation by China to a USA ship. It was uncalled for and it should not have happened. When combining this with the aggression in the Mediterranean Sea and the aggressive politics with Russia and Cuba, there is a trend of a burgeoning confrontation.
Perhaps ZTE is not as important to China as eliminating the USA as a trade irritant.
The USA has to beef up it's protections of their ships and spy jets. The USA cannot cower in the corner while Russia and China are becoming more aggressive and impinging on our allies. The EP-3 needs a jet escort to carry out it's mission.
All those Figher jets needing repair that were stomped on by the hurricane need to be put back into service, NOW. The money is there with increased funding by Congress. SPEND IT. The USA is no longer on a peace footing.
