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At Last! NATO Pushes Back against Russian Aggression

Filed under: Russia

For many months now, Russia dictator Vladimir Putin has been aggressively menacing Western targets with Soviet nuclear bombers. Time after time (February, August, October), the U.S. and U.K. have scrambled fighter jets to ward off Russian strategic weapons flying perilously close to Western air space. Now, at last, NATO is giving Russia a taste of its own medicine.

NATO isn't uncivilized enough to actually buzz Russian targets with nuclear bombers. Russia has initiated that process unilaterally, and NATO is wise to retain the moral high ground, making Russia look like the barbarian it is.

But, as the International Herald Tribune reports, NATO is making clear and strong efforts to demonstrate its military potency, pushing back hard against the neo-Soviet onslaught. The paper states:
Russia's air force chief on Saturday accused NATO fighters escorting Russian bombers on patrol flights over neutral waters of violating safety rules. Air Force chief Col.-Gen. Alexander Zelin said NATO aircraft were approaching Russian bombers too closely and too often, creating risky situations. "They approach our strategic bombers at unacceptable distances and at unacceptable intervals, conduct various maneuvers around them and violate flight safety rules in every way. It is not a misuse of the word 'attack' because our partners are training for combat actions, reaching the point of an attack. I must confess that this is quite unpleasant and even dangerous. Naturally, we rehearse our counteractions." Zelin was quoted by the Interfax news agency as telling reporters Saturday.

What an amazing crybaby! Russia has relentlessly and unilaterally provoked and probed the West with dangerous nuclear weapons, and now when the West defends itself aggressively Russia is "shocked, shocked" by our actions. This is neo-Soviet hypocrisy laid bare, exactly the kind of have-your-cake-and-eat-it-too craziness that brought down the USSR.

Go NATO! Give 'em hell!

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