Exclusive: Palin Was Briefed On Russian Jet Incursions
(CBS)
(PHILADELPHIA) In her role as Commander-in-Chief of the Alaska National Guard, Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has received briefings on Russian military plane incursions near Alaskan airspace, an Alaska National Guard spokesman confirms to CBS News.
Since she joined the Republican ticket nearly a month ago, the McCain campaign has struggled to defend Palin’s foreign policy experience, especially in regard to a special awareness of Russia, which she and her campaign have repeatedly suggested she possesses. The revelation that Palin was briefed on Russian military incursions near U.S. airspace is the first concrete evidence that backs up the McCain campaign’s repeated assertion that Alaska’s proximity to Siberia has given Palin experience on U.S. policy related to Russia.
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