A group of Russian warships including the Admiral Chabanenko, seen here participating in joint naval manoeuvers in Venezuelan waters earlier this month, will later this month visit the Communist island of Cuba, a long-time adversary of the United States and Moscow's ally in the Cold War, the Russian navy has said. (AFP/File/Maiquel Torcatt)From Yahoo News/AP:
WASHINGTON – Russian warships have been plying the waters off Venezuela and Panama in recent weeks and are now heading for Cuba, but U.S. officials are not so much wringing their hands as yawning.
Asked about a Russian warship transiting the Panama Canal earlier this month, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice — who saw the ship while crossing the canal last week — told The Associated Press: "I guess they're on R&R. It's fine."
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My Comment: A couple of old ships floating around. I am not impressed. What would impress me is a naval fleet with a bunch of carriers .... a number of nuclear armed submarines at the sea coast .... dozens of blackjack bombers flying to Cuba at the same time .... etc. etc.