NYTIMES/AP:A U.S. Navy warship carrying humanitarian aid anchored at the Georgian port of Batumi on Sunday, sending a strong signal of support to an embattled ally as Russian forces built up around two separatist regions.
Ahead of the USS McFaul's arrival, a top Russian general suggested that the presence of U.S. and other NATO ships in the Black Sea would worsen tensions already at a post-Cold War low.
(I THINK HE MEANS "HIGH TENSIONS" NOT LOW.)
- WE NEED TO INCREASE THE USE OUR NAVY IN THE REGION TO HELP GEORGIA AND THE UKRAINE.
- RUSSIA MAY SEE THIS AS PROVOCATIVE, BUT AIDING ONE'S ALLIES IS ESSENTIAL.
- THE UKRAINIAN COAST AND GEORGIA DO NOT BELONG TO RUSSIA - AND NEITHER DOES THE BLACK SEA.
- IN FACT, THE BLACK SEA NOW IS COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY US ALLIES - EXCEPT FOR RUSSIA.
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The McFaul was on duty enforcing the no-fly zones over Iraq on September 11, 2001, and was immediately dispatched to the Indian Ocean. On October 7, 2002, McFaul fired some of the first Tomahawk Cruise Missiles that opened the campaign against the Taliban.
History and considerable firepower along with humanitarian aid . . .
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