The Yanks sent a drone (who’da thunk it)
The Russians pissed on it then sunk it
In the deep Black Sea,
This tale, all agree,
There’s no way the Yanks can debunk it.

— D.N. O’Brien

A slovo from Tim (that's Russian for word):

The American drone was an MQ-9 Reaper, meaning it is an armed weapon. It was not a pure surveillance drone. That is important.

And while it was in international waters it was near Russian territory in the middle of a hot war in which the U.S. is not an active participant. There was only one reason to be flying this drone; to give positions away to the Ukrainians so they could attack the Russians.

In other words, it was an act of war.

I would add this is qualitatively no different than what Joe Biden did to the Chinese spy balloon just a few weeks ago. The main difference is this was in international waters and not over Russia itself (unlike the Chinese balloon) and so we have a stronger international case. But in the end the basic actions taken by the Russians and by Bide were pretty much the same.

Imagine if the U.S. were at war with Mexico and Cuba was sending spy missions over U.S. ships in the Gulf of Mexico. We wouldn't stand for it.

Posted by: Timothy Birdnow at 11:46 AM | Comments (1) | Add Comment
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