THOSE RUSSIANS!

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On Tuesday, April 7th,  a Russian fighter jet intercepted a United States plane over the Baltic Sea. The U.S. plane’s crew said the fighter jet was performing unsafe and unprofessional maneuvers close to their plane. The Pentagon complained to the Russian military. The Russians claim the controversial fighter jet was sent in response to the U.S. plane flying straight towards Russia with its transponder off.

WELL, this is something that needs to be paid some attention. Unruly air violence could easily lead to an “accidental” death of either side, which would very quickly escalate into complete mayhem. So in order to stop this rowdy behavior, the United States and NATO needs to look at the situation in the eyes of Putin, Russia’s forceful and quite ambitious leader. Why would Putin want to make people hate him and his country even more? I believe he’s simply seeing how far he can go. He wants to see if anyone is going to challenge his country and if any real consequences will be imposed. The United States, along with NATO, have said that sanctions is the most effective strategy at this point. I agree with this statement very much. As a country that people look to for leadership and example, we need to keep things peaceful and not make a situation more than it really is. BUT, if those Russians keep messing with us, we will need to show them that there is a line that cannot be crossed without reperations.