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(BUZZED. . .) The Pentagon has released video of the "drone incident," where a Russian Su-27 ( Flanker ) made close approach to the American aircraft and was seen, apparently dumping fuel. The interaction was sufficient to force the operators to crash the unit into the Black Sea. The engagement was probably deliberate on the part of the Russians who are committed to harassing operations to these American surveillance flights. Interactions such as these are dangerous and could lead to an escalation. Those in charge of events at that point, Biden, Putin, and Zelenski, do not inspire confidence in their abilities as statesmen. Where were all the "statesmen" when Silicon Valley and the other banks failed ? The "failure," such as it is, was not confined to the banks' managers but across the entire spectrum and that would include all the regulators as well. The ones that will have to decide on a bail-out. But before that, the banking and regulatory policie...