December 10, 2016
Obama Slapping the Russian Bear
Timothy Birdnow
The U.S. is greatly increasing it's presence in the Black Sea, accoring to Pravda.
From the article:
"The US Navy may increase the duration of its patrol operations in the Black Sea up to four months. In addition, the Americans will be able to increase the number of warships in the region should they find challenges in the region serious, US Navy Vice Admiral James Foggo said.
Currently, in accordance with the Montreux Convention, US Navy ships can not stay in the Black Sea for more than 21 days. The convention, adopted in 1936, strictly regulates the presence of non-Black Sea countries in the region. For example, US aircraft carriers are not allowed to enter the Black Sea.
It appears that the Pentagon has publicly declared its disregard for international rules. No country is allowed to single-handedly introduce changes in international laws. The USA is located too far from the Black Sea. Plus, the country is not a member of the Montreux Convention. US officials have repeatedly stated that the USA was not obliged to abide by its regulation.
Noteworthy, defense ministers of NATO countries discussed the moves to increase their military presence in the region at a meeting held in late October in Brussels. NATO representative Dylan White said that the alliance was changing priorities. According to the official, the alliance was going to concentrate on operations to counter illegal transporters of people in the Mediterranean. Additionally, he added, NATO would pay much attention to the "containment of Russia" in the Baltic and Black Seas."
End excerpt.
This is interesting in light of the Obama Administration's libelous accusations that Russia interfered with the U.S. elections and increased tensions between Russia and the U.S. in Syria and the rest of the Middle East. Obama, who promised a "reset" of relations with Russia and largely caved in to their demands on almost every issue, is suddenly finding his teeth in dealing with the Great Bear.
And this at a time when he is a lame duck. One must question the purpose of this provocative action now.
It's as if he wants things to blow up as soon as he leaves office.
This is dangerous; Russia is still a major power if lacking the international reach of the old Soviet Union. They have a nuclear arsenal as large as ours and much, much younger. We are rubbing elbows with them in Syria, and the dangers of a war breaking out between us are certainly not zero.
Obama is a community organizer, not a statesmen, and he think about maximizing chaos to achieve his political ends. Ruining relations with the Russians does not serve the national or world interests, but it serves his program of discrediting his non-socialist successor just fine.
History cannot flush this guy down the sewage pipe fast enough to suit me.
The U.S. is greatly increasing it's presence in the Black Sea, accoring to Pravda.
From the article:
"The US Navy may increase the duration of its patrol operations in the Black Sea up to four months. In addition, the Americans will be able to increase the number of warships in the region should they find challenges in the region serious, US Navy Vice Admiral James Foggo said.
Currently, in accordance with the Montreux Convention, US Navy ships can not stay in the Black Sea for more than 21 days. The convention, adopted in 1936, strictly regulates the presence of non-Black Sea countries in the region. For example, US aircraft carriers are not allowed to enter the Black Sea.
It appears that the Pentagon has publicly declared its disregard for international rules. No country is allowed to single-handedly introduce changes in international laws. The USA is located too far from the Black Sea. Plus, the country is not a member of the Montreux Convention. US officials have repeatedly stated that the USA was not obliged to abide by its regulation.
Noteworthy, defense ministers of NATO countries discussed the moves to increase their military presence in the region at a meeting held in late October in Brussels. NATO representative Dylan White said that the alliance was changing priorities. According to the official, the alliance was going to concentrate on operations to counter illegal transporters of people in the Mediterranean. Additionally, he added, NATO would pay much attention to the "containment of Russia" in the Baltic and Black Seas."
End excerpt.
This is interesting in light of the Obama Administration's libelous accusations that Russia interfered with the U.S. elections and increased tensions between Russia and the U.S. in Syria and the rest of the Middle East. Obama, who promised a "reset" of relations with Russia and largely caved in to their demands on almost every issue, is suddenly finding his teeth in dealing with the Great Bear.
And this at a time when he is a lame duck. One must question the purpose of this provocative action now.
It's as if he wants things to blow up as soon as he leaves office.
This is dangerous; Russia is still a major power if lacking the international reach of the old Soviet Union. They have a nuclear arsenal as large as ours and much, much younger. We are rubbing elbows with them in Syria, and the dangers of a war breaking out between us are certainly not zero.
Obama is a community organizer, not a statesmen, and he think about maximizing chaos to achieve his political ends. Ruining relations with the Russians does not serve the national or world interests, but it serves his program of discrediting his non-socialist successor just fine.
History cannot flush this guy down the sewage pipe fast enough to suit me.
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