{"id":1887368,"date":"2023-03-15T08:25:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T12:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-graham-suggests-shooting-down-russian-military-aircraft-after-jet-collides-with-u-s-drone\/"},"modified":"2023-03-15T08:27:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T12:27:12","slug":"senator-graham-suggests-shooting-down-russian-military-aircraft-after-jet-collides-with-u-s-drone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-graham-suggests-shooting-down-russian-military-aircraft-after-jet-collides-with-u-s-drone\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Graham Suggests Shooting Down Russian Military Aircraft After Jet Collides With U.S. Drone"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenator-graham-suggests-shooting-down-russian-military-aircraft-after-jet-collides-with-u-s-drone%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1887368&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p> Senator Lindsey Graham (R.S.C.) suggested that the Biden Administration start shooting down Russian military planes after a Russian-provoked incident Tuesday resulted in the destruction of an U.S. military drone above international waters.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. European Command <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/russian-fighter-jet-collides-with-u-s-military-reaper-drone-over-black-sea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a> Two Russian fighter aircraft were harassing a unmanned MQ-9 Reaper drone costing $32million over the Black Sea. The propeller was clipped by one of the fighters, causing the U.S. military to bring the drone down in the water.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They shot down our drone,&#8221; Sean Hannity is a Fox News host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/tv\/lindsey-graham-suggests-shooting-down-russian-planes-in-response-to-downing-of-unmanned-u-s-drone\/\"><\/a> Graham during a Tuesday night interview &#8220;What should our answer be?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well, we should hold them accountable and say that, \u2018If you ever get near another U.S. asset flying in international waters, your airplane will be shot down,'&#8221; Graham responded. &#8220;What would Ronald Reagan do right now? He would start shooting Russian planes down if they were threatening our assets. American foreign policy&#8217;s in free-fall.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Weakness breeds provocation. They know they can get away with it. Mexico is blaming us for the fentanyl crisis and Joe Biden is like a deer in the headlights. He needs to up his game quickly,&#8221; Graham continued. &#8220;So President Biden, you&#8217;re the Rodney Dangerfield of world leaders. Nobody respects you. And if you don&#8217;t change your game and up your game, we&#8217;re gonna have World War III.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>U.S. European Command stated that the Su-27s from Russia poured fuel on the MQ-9 and flew in front in an reckless manner that was unsound for the environment. &#8220;lack of competence in addition to being unsafe and unprofessional.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our MQ-9 aircraft was conducting routine operations in international airspace when it was intercepted and hit by a Russian aircraft, resulting in a crash and complete loss of the MQ-9,&#8221; U.S. Air Force General James B. Hecker was commander of U.S. Air Forces Europe &#038; Air Forces Africa. &#8220;In fact, this unsafe and unprofessional act by the Russians nearly caused both aircraft to crash.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;U.S. and Allied aircraft will continue to operate in international airspace and we call on the Russians to conduct themselves professionally and safely,&#8221; Hecker agreed.<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, the incident happened following a &#8220;pattern of dangerous actions&#8221; Russian pilots interact with U.S. and Allied planes over international airspace. &#8220;lead to miscalculation and unintended escalation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;U.S. Air Forces in Europe \u2013 Air Forces Africa routinely fly aircraft throughout Europe over sovereign territory and throughout international airspace in coordination with applicable host nation and international laws,&#8221; The statement has been added. &#8220;In order to bolster collective European defense and security, these missions support Allied, partner, and U.S. national objectives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8220;From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/senator-graham-suggests-shooting-down-russian-military-aircraft-after-jet-collides-with-u-s-drone\">Senator Graham Calls for the Shooting down of Russian Military Aircraft after a Jet Collides with U.S. Drones<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) suggested that the Biden administration needed to start shooting down Russian military aircraft after a Russian-provoked incident on Tuesday led to the destruction of a U.S. military drone over international waters. 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