I notice that rather than address all the points, you skip the ones that trouble you and go right to the incredibly witty “faux news” mantra. Still… better than storminator .. all he could do was name call. “Actually” ..Russia took a long break from provocation sorties for several years. Economy? Lack of will? Now they are back with a vengeance, closer to foreign national borders rather than just ADIZ, have “actually” broached national airspace, and have “actually” added non-historic routes and more varied aircraft types. “Actually” more than double the previous year’s comparatively heightened level of provocations. The Russian belligerence I referred to above before I got “actually-ed” was well demonstrated a few hours ago when a Russian Int sortie turned it’s transponder off (no vis on ATC radar) in controlled (Swedish) airspace and had a narrow miss with a Swedish passenger aircraft. And that doesn’t even address their sub sorties in other nation territorial waters. Incidents in the UK and Sweden have made the papers in the past week or so. Even leftard papers. Not sure what the 9/11 has to do with your state of the nation and my response. (You did mention herring). Because it wouldn’t have happened on obama’s watch? Because of the deep love foreign assholes have for him? It’s not that Bush is “my man” but rather that I marvel after all these years he is still trotted out to deflect for obama. I also marvel that anyone can still unabashedly drop to their knees and verbally … or orally worship the man who brought Chicago-style crime and corruption to the WH. Whatever makes you happy.