I predict this will end well.

Cuban Missile Crisis II: Electric Boogaloo

"...where the weather is warm, and so is the...Comeradeship."

Quick everybody, out of Florida while nobody's looking.

Just out of curiosity ... how many bases does the US have close to Russia??

Bring it on.

Farking Canuck: Just out of curiosity ... how many bases does the US have close to Russia??

Within 90 miles of the Russian border, you mean?

I'm going to guess 0, unless we have a base in Georgia now.

(Insert overplayed joke about the state of Georgia here)

/This business will get out of control

DrSiN: I predict this will end well.

This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it.

/Ironclad2 all ready took the more appropriate HFRO quote.

this could end badly.

Farking Canuck: Just out of curiosity ... how many bases does the US have close to Russia??

It's different. We only attack smaller countries. Russian's are effin crazy. They will start a world war over their nationalistic pride.

...and?

shawnshawnery: They will start a world war over their nationalistic pride.

They will not.

USCLaw2010

2 measley seconds!

Wow, 1950s vintage propeller driven bombers. They'll last about 15 seconds if we want to take them out.

I'm not sure what's scary about this. Any of the Fark Wet Pants Brigade want to take a shot at explaining?

Well, it looks like Joe might be right.

/6 months
//crisis

"Quick everybody, out of Florida while nobody's looking."

Shhhhh. Don't let them people out of Florida. They'ze crazy people!
:-P

They are after Georgia again...

Head 'em off at the Okefenokee

Farking Canuck: Just out of curiosity ... how many bases does the US have close to Russia??

As of 2002, a whole farking lot. Including contingents in Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazhakstan, and Kirghizia. Even more fun....U.S. installation neighbor Russian Installation in Kazhakstan.

But hey, that all "over there." Don't bring that shiat "over here."

Theological Farker: Quick everybody, out of Florida while nobody's looking.

Quick, Alabama and Georgia, shut down your southern border.

See this is why we needed someone in the White House who could see Russia from the back porch of their house.........

El_Swino: I'm not sure what's scary about this. Any of the Fark Wet Pants Brigade want to take a shot at explaining?

Nothing at all, the only scary thing is our ridiculous policy towards Cuba. Hopefully Obama will deal with that as well, for far too long a bunch of cowards who fled Cuba for Miami instead of fighting have dictated our policy towards Cuba.

I think I need to make a text file of my comment on this so I can just copypasta it...
The U.S. needs to extend citizenship to all Cuban nationals living in Cuba, then give all newly formed U.S. citizens passports. When Cuba starts raising a big, hairy stink about it the U.S. can occupy Cuba. If Russia wants to whine about is we can tell them to STFU because it is part of OUR SPHERE OF INFLUENCE!

This is like some crappy movie sequel like Beverly Hills Cop 2, Electric Bogaloo II, the Next Karate Kid, etc., etc.

I'm supposed to lose sleep over a has been superpower with state of the art weapons from the 1970's?

Yawn. The 1st installation of the Cold War was cooler and scarier.

Yes, break out the playbook that didn't work the first time, sounds great

funmonger: shawnshawnery: They will start a world war over their nationalistic pride.

They will not.

Will too.

Sudlow: Wow, 1950s vintage propeller driven bombers. They'll last about 15 seconds if we want to take them out.

Yeah. Becaus south Florida has soooooo many fighters on a combat ready alert.

/the U.S. is sooooooo not prepared to defend itself from an aggressive neighbor.

funmonger: shawnshawnery: They will start a world war over their nationalistic pride.

They will not.

What about when they invaded Germany ?

Well, we have been sitting on their doorstep with taking in eastern Europe into NATO, despite the fact we agreed not to do so..

I can understand why they're grumpy..

I still don't welcome this development, though. All the posturing of world leaders lately is making me a little nervous.

SirEattonHogg: This is like some crappy movie sequel like Beverly Hills Cop 2, Electric Bogaloo II, the Next Karate Kid, etc., etc.

I'm supposed to lose sleep over a has been superpower with state of the art weapons from the 1970's?

Yawn. The 1st installation of the Cold War was cooler and scarier.

To be fair the service pack 2 version of the Cold war... meh I lost what I was going to do there:(

just a tad further south

What would the US do if Russia decided to partner with Cuba and build a missile defense system there?

Why do they feel it necessary to have them there?

Theological Farker:
/the U.S. is sooooooo not prepared to defend itself from an aggressive neighbor.


Yeah, lets put military bases on our entire perimeter, 20 miles apart! Let's see those dirty commies get us then!

The Rest Are Bait: See this is why we needed someone in the White House who could see Russia from the back porch of their house.........

... and has a child that could play Dueling Banjos?

Sudlow: Wow, 1950s vintage propeller driven bombers. They'll last about 15 seconds if we want to take them out.

P.S. The article didn't specify Tu-95's. They could be talking about Tu-160's.....super scary.

Theological Farker

Yeah. Becaus south Florida has soooooo many fighters on a combat ready alert.

/the U.S. is sooooooo not prepared to defend itself from an aggressive neighbor.

I don't get it - does using the term "soooooo" fill the need for any actual facts or logical reasoning?

/I soooooooo won this thread

Wow, that reset button was a lot more powerful than anybody expected.

/they're just testing Obama
//don't worry, you'll be safe

FTA: "There are four or five airfields in Cuba with 4,000-meter-long runways, which absolutely suit us," Maj. Gen. Anatoly Zhikharev told Interfax.

Farkin size queens!

Georgion:

Within 90 miles of the Russian border, you mean?

I'm going to guess 0, unless we have a base in Georgia now.



Or Alaska? - somebody get Sarah on the phone and have her keep an eye out.

SilentStrider: this could end badly.

When the propellers fall off the planes in the mid Atlantic due to shoddy maintenance.

Is there overcharging involved?

notto: Georgion:

Within 90 miles of the Russian border, you mean?

I'm going to guess 0, unless we have a base in Georgia now.



Or Alaska? - somebody get Sarah on the phone and have her keep an eye out.

Don't worry! I think Caribou Barbie has a rifle.

SirEattonHogg:
I'm supposed to lose sleep over a has been superpower with state of the art weapons from the 1970's?


erm.... weapons from the 70's somehow don't kill you as much?

fenian-: Why do they feel it necessary to have them there?

Good question.

USCLaw2010: /This business will get out of control

I would just like to say that the butler from The Nanny looks much cooler when he's not playing the butler from the Nanny.

With the current climate in Russian politics, their stance on Iran and the missle shield, and our new leadership...this is a message, loud and clear.

meh
You all understand that bombers are kinda worthless in this day and age... right?

USCLaw2010: What would the US do if Russia decided to partner with Cuba and build a missile defense system there?

Well, since Cuba wants to be closer economically to the US, this seems to be a dumb move on their part. But Cuba's leadership has always reeked of dumbfarkery.
I thought you guys broke up? Nyet, that's what we wanted you to think!

ghare: Nothing at all, the only scary thing is our ridiculous policy towards Cuba. Hopefully Obama will deal with that as well, for far too long a bunch of cowards who fled Cuba for Miami instead of fighting have dictated our policy towards Cuba.

Those cowards are almost as bad as the cowards who escaped ran away like little girls from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.

Theological Farker:
P.S. The article didn't specify Tu-95's. They could be talking about Tu-160's.....super scary.

Yeah...all 16 of them. You're "super scared" of 16 1980's vintage bombers.

Sigh.