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    Northern Command confirmed the combined Chinese and Russian naval patrol, telling the Journal: “Air and maritime assets under our commands conducted operations to assure the defense of the United States and Canada. The patrol remained in international waters and was not considered a threat.

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      I heard you the first time.

      They called it “highly provocative” (i.e. actions of aggressors) and sailed their warboats around as a show of force (basically “arranged for missile launches”). The parallels are pretty damn clear, even if the US’s response was obscured with mealy mouthed politicking.