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blue-wave

(4,350 posts)
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 06:35 PM Jan 2019

Russian senator says U.S. warship in Black Sea should keep its distance

Source: Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Visits to the Black Sea by U.S. warships have nothing to do with U.S. security and are motivated by domestic politics, prominent Russian senator Alexei Pushkov said on Sunday, warning they should stay away from the Russian coast.

The U.S. guided-missile destroyer Donald Cook began moving towards the Black Sea on Saturday, "to conduct maritime security operations and enhance regional maritime stability, combined readiness and naval capability", a U.S. navy statement said. www.navy.mil/index.asp

The Russian Black Sea fleet began monitoring the warship once it entered the region, RIA news agency cited Russia’s National Defence Control Centre as saying on Saturday.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-blacksea/russian-senator-says-u-s-warship-in-black-sea-should-keep-its-distance-idUSKCN1PE0US

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Russian senator says U.S. warship in Black Sea should keep its distance (Original Post) blue-wave Jan 2019 OP
Noooo! Anon-C Jan 2019 #1
They docked in Romania and the crew abandoned ship in tears! jpak Jan 2019 #3
STOP! Anon-C Jan 2019 #4
Freedom of the seas paleotn Jan 2019 #2
they monitored it long before it arrived Demonaut Jan 2019 #5
Russian Senator? I thought, of course, of all the US congress-critters who owe their allegiance erronis Jan 2019 #6
Had to look up Donald Cook: EX500rider Jan 2019 #7
Trump's reply:::: Aye, aye Sir! keithbvadu2 Jan 2019 #8
All of the military people duforsure Jan 2019 #9
Was it McConnell or Cruz? maxrandb Jan 2019 #10

Anon-C

(3,430 posts)
1. Noooo!
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 06:48 PM
Jan 2019

Please don't let the USS Donald Cook fall prey to Khibiny and Russian Magrav technology again. Anything but that!

paleotn

(17,911 posts)
2. Freedom of the seas
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 06:48 PM
Jan 2019

The stated policy of the United States since Wilson and codified in international law. So, unless Ivan wants to do something about it, they can all go F themselves.

erronis

(15,232 posts)
6. Russian Senator? I thought, of course, of all the US congress-critters who owe their allegiance
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 09:44 PM
Jan 2019

to the USSR (now called russia) and allegiance also called $$$ (or roubles).

EX500rider

(10,835 posts)
7. Had to look up Donald Cook:
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 11:36 PM
Jan 2019

"In 1956 he enlisted in the Marine Corps as a private but was quickly sent for officer training at the OCS in Quantico, Virginia. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1957. He held a series of assignments in the Marine Corps and was sent to Vietnam in late 1964, where he served as an advisor to the Vietnamese Marine Division until he was wounded and captured by the Viet Cong several weeks later. He was held as a prisoner of war by the Viet Cong in the Republic of Vietnam from December 31, 1964 until his death from malaria at age 33. He was posthumously promoted from Captain to Colonel.

Although his body was never recovered, his official memorial stone (cenotaph) can be found in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA, Memorial Section MI Lot 110


Medal of Honor citation

Statue of Col. Cook on the campus of St. Michael's College in Colchester, Vermont
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while interned as a Prisoner of War by the Viet Cong in the Republic of Vietnam during the period 31 December 1964 to 8 December 1967. Despite the fact that by so doing he would bring about harsher treatment for himself, Colonel (then Captain) Cook established himself as the senior prisoner, even though in actuality he was not. Repeatedly assuming more than his share of responsibility for their health, Colonel Cook willingly and unselfishly put the interests of his comrades before that of his own well-being and, eventually, his life. Giving more needy men his medicine and drug allowance while constantly nursing them, he risked infection from contagious diseases while in a rapidly deteriorating state of health. This unselfish and exemplary conduct, coupled with his refusal to stray even the slightest from the Code of Conduct, earned him the deepest respect from not only his fellow prisoners, but his captors as well. Rather than negotiate for his own release or better treatment, he steadfastly frustrated attempts by the Viet Cong to break his indomitable spirit and passed this same resolve on to the men whose well-being he so closely associated himself. Knowing his refusals would prevent his release prior to the end of the war, and also knowing his chances for prolonged survival would be small in the event of continued refusal, he chose nevertheless to adhere to a Code of Conduct far above that which could be expected. His personal valor and exceptional spirit of loyalty in the face of almost certain death reflected the highest credit upon Colonel Cook, the Marine Corps, and the United States Naval Service."




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Cook_(Medal_of_Honor)

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
9. All of the military people
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 07:49 AM
Jan 2019

Should take this now as trump says nothing against this as a clear sign he's not on their side in this at all, and trump is just a pawn for for putin to use against them with. They have a russian asset as their boss now.

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