flagship said:
ultima said:
You really need to calm down. First of all, these are human pilots that you're suggesting we shoot down.
Secondly, consider what would happen if one of Russian bombers were to be shot down. As you can imagine Russia would not be happy. If they decided to invade us there's nothing we'd be able to do to stop them. Sure, bring out NATO, but they'll find a way not to get involved. Maybe they'll say we drew the first punch with shooting the planes... Most of NATO is Europe, and guess who's keeping Europe warm in the cold of the winter? Guess what would happen if Russia were to suddenly stop supplying oil and gas to them, especially now? You get the picture. US may back us up, but that would only make it worse. An armed conflict between Russia and US equals WW3 equals nuclear apocalypse.
So take it easy man. Maybe give that Call of Duty a rest.
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Actually the US would have to back Canada up, we are heavily dependent on Canada for key natural resources needed for modern farming.
Anyhow Russia is saber rattling to try and take it's population's mind off the fact that their economy isn't booming due to the international recession, the US and Europe know this and would much rather deal with their other bigger problems.
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Last time I checked, Russian economy was growing... But, honestly, the reason's irrelevant, unless they're getting ready to drop a firecracker, shooting the bombers is a very bad idea.
Anyway, it's good to hear an American actually admit they depend on us!
