Jeremy Scahill on Growing Proxy War Between U.S. and Russia & Downing of U.S. Drone in Black Sea

[Uncle Joe]

A U.S. drone crashed in international waters Tuesday after being intercepted by Russian fighter jets over the Black Sea. According to U.S. officials, one of the Russian warplanes collided with the MQ-9 Reaper drone and damaged its propeller, but Russia denies the aircraft made contact. The incident occurred about 75 miles southwest of Crimea and marks another blow to relations between the two nuclear-armed powers. Jeremy Scahill, senior correspondent for The Intercept, describes the drone encounter as "an incendiary development" in the U.S. proxy war against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. "This is a vehicle of war, and it doesn't have to have missiles on it to be part of a system that makes the U.S. a combatant in this war," says Scahill.

[Irish_Dem]

1. Putin, furious that he is losing the war, blames the US and will up the ante on his attacks.

Against the US.

More proxy war attacks and will flood the US GOP with all kinds of money and help.

[Rhiannon12866]

3. Agreed. Putin is furious since he's losing badly and is getting desperate - and dangerous.

[Irish_Dem]

5. Exactly.

Putin will double and triple down on his US manipulation and control.
Give more money to his puppets in the US congress and court system.
Install more puppets.

Increase his propaganda here via his paid for media.

Create more chaos, hatred and division.
More attacks on demonized groups.
Etc. Etc.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

2. Boys around the globe with trillions of dollars of war machines...and no war?? Make one up!

With so many toys and warriors without a cause…something always happens and is then amplified by the every calloused hands of the war drum beating media, and anyone who loves giving them all something to do to justify the budgets.

[emulatorloo]

6. 'Senior correspondent for the Putincept.'

Not sure why DU feels like it needs to platform obvious Putin apologists.