US F-22 fighter jets land in Lithuania amid Russia tensions
Source: Defenceblog.com
Two American stealth F-22 fighter jets landed in Lithuania on Wednesday in an apparent show of force, after tensions with Moscow flared this month when a Russian aircraft buzzed an American warship in the Baltic Sea.
The US air force’s most advanced planes landed at the Siauliai air base which currently also hosts Spanish jets from NATO’s air policing mission, created to help small Baltic members protect their borders with Russia.
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite said the planes’ brief visit from their base in Britain demonstrated US commitment to defend the region, which keeps a wary eye on the Kremlin’s territorial ambitions.
“It is a signal that the alliance is ready and capable to respond to any kind of threats,” she said at the air base, standing in front of Lithuanian, US and NATO flags.
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2 aircraft is just not much of a "show of force" in my opinion, more like a photo op. 
Political power comes from the barrel of a gun and money trumps peace.
FTR: We the People were looking forward to a peace dividend when the Cold War ended and all we got is this lousy Austerity.
So he says. 
