That changed…for some of us.

If we under estimate the Russians because of our high tech we do so at our own peril.

Russia is under especially heavy pressure to join the anti Iran blockade, Russia doesn’t want the gravy train to get derailed and is pushing back.

Iran by the way has Russia’s best anti ship missiles and Russia claims to have perfected rocket torpedo tech. which (reportedly) gives underwater rockets supersonic capability.

Perhaps Putin is hoping for an international incident so he can barter the best deal in exchange for cooperation.

Else wise what does Russia or China owe us? Zilch.

What do we owe China and Russia? A lot.

If Russia goes communist look at the global spread of communist sympathizers including here.

Who will stand up to them this time?

Chuck Yeager said something to the effect that you can always underestimate a plane but never underestimate what a pilot can do with it. Superior weapons technology does not mean invincible or impenetrable, just more difficult to overwhelm. Properly exploited, old or “ordinary” aircraft and ships can be very formidable. A lowly bush plane with a nuke can sneak and dodge right under Raptor air cover. One of the greatest threats to our nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers in Asian are old diesel submarines sold to China because they’re so damn quiet. The Russian bombers need not be anywhere near NATO interceptors to do serious damage with modern cruise missiles. The North Korean or Chinese armies are relatively “primitive” next to the U.S. Army but that’s more than made up for by sheer numbers, a fact General MacArthur solemnly respected and dreaded even back then. This country is spending tens of billions of dollars and altering lifestyles to defend itself here against terrorists with a war chest of a few paltry millions if that. So one shouldn’t diminish threat potentials merely by age or even cost.

James Greenidge
Queens NY

Michael Yon: A Marine. A Mentor. A Model Approach….

Who said anything about “The Hunt for Red October?”

I did

It’s hard to take this seriously. Russia is a bankrupt, chaotic mess where they can’t afford the electrical bill to keep their missile bunkers lit. Where are they gonna come up with the cash to wage a war against a Western country? Decades of Communism has caused economic osteoporosis of Russian assets. Diverting assets from rebuilding Russia to the military will only keep Russia weak and impoverished. For Pete’s sake, look at all the Russian bride sites where Russian women, some of them knockouts, want to get the heck out of Russia. If I were Russian, I might want to invest some resources on keeping them happy and at home.