Two of Russia's best and newest ships, but had to be pulled out of mothballs! Just shows you what some petro-dollars will do for a country. Maybe the dropping price of a barrel of oil will slow down their swagger!

Mark, Indiana, USA

Just a little saber rattleling. Nothing to worry about. The so called Russian surface ships are not to worry about it's the Subs that pose a bigger threat.
No matter what anyone says we are all connected to each others economies, we all support each other directly or indrectly.

Israel, Atlanta, USA

We,re all heading for the same place.it can,t and wont be stopped.We are a most ignorant planet full of thousands of crazy hateful people and tens of thousands of nuclear weapons on hairtrigger alert run by computers wont be around much longer as we know it.Pete the great cant change it.

mark, cape canaveral, usa

If America is so bad, why do so many of you flock to our West Coast and ask for asylum? I dont recall Americans flocking to Russia in the hope of getting poisoned by a Nuclear substance just because we disagree with putin and his Fascist policies.

james, raleigh, usa

While they are out burning fuel in those old ships, why not stop over in Somilia , take back their ship and weapons.

Anthony , York, USA

America believes in freedom more than any country. Who cares what language its defended under as long as it is defended. What is threatened is freedom itself. There will always be bad guys who wish to take freedom away. Question is, what are you ready to do to keep your freedoms.

Bob, Morgan TX, USA

Dear Vernon and Cecil!
Your comments are a perfect example of extremely brilliant US propaganda! Paraphrasing famous expression:" Americans came from Mars and rest of the world came from Venus." It's amazing how your version of history differs from the real one.

Anna, Perm, Russia

Although the Russian ships are old and dilapidated this gives the Media something anti-US to talk about.

Kick em' when their up, kick em' when their down.

Jimmy, San Diego, CA, USA

The bigger the target is, the easier to hit it from any point of the globe and even from outside the one. This is about warships including aircraft carriers too. American fleet is an ineffective ‘diplomacy’ to talk with Russia to have appropriate counterarguments.

Alexey, Moscow,

Hey! You sank my battleship!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Terry King , St. Paul, U.S.A

Nobody understands the French ;)

Jake, Portland, OR, USA

Funny, I seem to remember that 200+ years ago, it was the French that came to the assistance of a young America, when it came to getting us from under British rule.

I'm surprised that we don't speak French.

Richard, Wisconsin, USA

Loose moral habits preceded the fall of nearly all great civilizations. International historian, Arnold Toynbee,has pointed out that 19 of the 21civilizations crumbled from immoral practices within, not foreign invaders. His study of history stresses the need for emphasis on spiritual and moral laws

Oilver Spotbok, Newport Beach, USA

Hey Steve,
People - to operate a nuclear reactor MUST be critical! That is the point where a sustained nuclear reaction is taking place. This is NOT an issue, this is how a reactor operates! I know what you were trying to say was something else. It just hits this Nuclear Engineer wrong!

Bill, Baltimore, United States of America

I apologize to the rest of the world for my country's inability to understand, admit, and address the root causes of our current political and financial disaster.

However, the game is still on and there are millions of quiet, hard-working Americans who will enable the USA to persevere.

Harry, Atlanta, USA

Rob, the US was "involved" in WWII long before 12/07/41. You need to study your own history a little closer.

Cecil, Easley, USA

Daphne Kenward, Cambridge, UK
wrote: "The problem America has is bigger than the country it's self. It will never be solved till some truth is admitted, these truth could be life threatening."

Daphne,
I amcurious-what might those "truths" be as you see them?

Vaszely, Smalltown, America

Vernon - the fact that you are writing this in English and not French is testament to British efforts 200+ years ago. You're welcome :)

Greg, Nottingham, England

Vernon, USA.

The Germans had already given up on invading Great Britain before you even got involved in the war. It was the ill advised move on Russia that did for the Germans, BTW thanks for the loans and the liberty ships, I think we've repaid it by now!

Rob, Ely, UK

When Mambo Monkey Chavez meets Borscht Ape Putin, look out. It can't be good.

regis, Georgia, USA

Maybe they'll sail past the Horn of Africa and be captured by Somali pirates.

Bill, Orlando,

its amazing how so many people here love to knock the US. Just keep in mind, if it werent for us, you wouldnt have your freedom.

As for the Russian navy, they are nothing to fear. Note they only have one carrier, and it doesnt even function.

tim, tampa, USA

Four ships does not a blue water navy make. Especially when one is an ocean going tug. A tug sent along in case one of the major combatants break down.

Jim, Anytown, USA

At least the Russians produce the fuel for their Russian-manned ships. Unlike their American and English counterparts, replete with foreign born recruits, who now purchase Russian crude oil and natural gas.
Instead/as well as military hardware, the Russians have a formidable economic weapon.

Landsker, Carmarthen, Wales.

There are similarities with USA/NATO global policy and the 'credit crunch' Primarilly, many knew there was a price to pay, for irresponsible financial policy, but chose to ignore all the signs, now we are all paying the price! With US/NATO policy the outcome is equally predictable!

Kevin Sullivan, London,

Their 'aircraft carrier' is in fact a training vessel - the catapult is not capable of launching aircraft which are armed and fully fuelled, so it poses zero threat.

Neil Marshall, Cambridge, UK

Just FYI Russian warships are the ongoing joke of all the worlds navies. If the Peter the Great makes it there without it's reactor going critical it will be a miracle.

Steve, Fort Worth, USA

It is true that America has rough economic times for America now. However the "truth" is that the USA at our worst economic times is still the best in the world. Daphne, the fact that you didn't write your post in German is proof that USA continues be the world's beacon of freedom. Your welcome.

Vernon Riggs, Crawford Texas, USA

It is wrong information about the AK47 Russia to sell everywhere including Venezuela because it has not been manufacturing in Russia for a while.

Alexey, Moscow,

America is suffering from economic paralyse and no one in America has the power to solve their problems, nor has the guts to deal with it. The problem America has is bigger than the country it's self. It will never be solved till some truth is admitted, these truth could be life threatening.

Daphne Kenward, Cambridge, UK