Question One: Oh, I suppose Russia will sit back and let that happen in its backyard just like the US allowed Russian missiles in Cuba.
Russian aircraft have intercepted U.S. and allied aircraft over the Black Sea and off the coast of Alaska in years past.
The Tuesday incident is drawing the eyes of the Biden administration and others in Washington not only because it resulted in the downing of an unmanned drone but because of the bizarre tactics employed by the Russian pilots, which Kirby called "Unsafe and unprofessional." Russia's Ministry of Defense has denied any wrongdoing on the part of its pilots.
In a statement, the Ministry said the Russian Air Force scrambled fighter jets to identify the drone, which allegedly had its identifying transponder off.
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham appeared on Sean Hannity's Fox News show last night and said the U.S. should shoot down Russian jets that intercept U.S. aircraft, manned or not.
"What would Ronald Reagan do right now? He would start shooting Russian planes down if they were threatening our assets." Later, addressing Biden, Graham said, "If you don't change your game and up your game, we're going to have World War III." Graham's big-brained idea is that the only way to avoid World War III is to start it? To state the obvious, killing Russian pilots would bring the U.S. into direct confrontation with Russia.
Question Two: Would shooting down manned Russian aircraft near the Russian border stop WWIII or help start it?
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