There have been more than a few incidents over the past year where either the Russians, the Chinese, or the Iranians have buzzed U.S. aircraft or vessels, sometimes with weapons uncovered.
The standard response is always the same: the foreign power is chided for acting in an unsafe and unprofessional manner, and life goes on. Over the weekend, it was a U.S. Navy helicopter that found itself in the sights of an Iranian vessel.
An Iranian vessel pointed its weapon at a US Navy helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz at the weekend https://t.co/WwXqPiqVWK
— Sky News (@SkyNews) November 28, 2016
Iranian small boat pointed machine gun at US Navy helicopter in Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, two US defense officials tell @FoxNews
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) November 28, 2016
https://twitter.com/cerenomri/status/803332603340328960
US helicopter flew back to aircraft carrier, according to officials… https://t.co/7bEemVAgfy
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) November 28, 2016
https://twitter.com/cerenomri/status/803333877137862656
US Navy launched helicopter after spotting the Iranian small boats. Helo returned after Iranians pointed machine gun at it… https://t.co/BorkR933I3
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) November 28, 2016
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@cerenomri that in nutshell our foreign policy.
— The Boss Man (@YcfMan) November 28, 2016
Pretty much.
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How many more pallets of cash would it take for Iran to stop harassing American ships? https://t.co/7bkWtUpjJs
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 7, 2016
Unprofessional Chinese fighter pilots buzz US spy plane in ‘unsafe’ manner https://t.co/zdGQU1qqMc
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 19, 2016
Defense secretary says Russian pilots are being unprofessional, need to ‘knock it off’ https://t.co/EclictvaWv
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 29, 2016