U.S. official : Plan is ` ` provocative and potentially destabilizing '' Russia : Plan could include the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico . That would bring the operation close to Russian territorial waters . And not only have the encounters escalated , so have the risks . Also sending a message over U.S. actions in Afghanistan , analyst said .
U.S. official : Plan is ` ` provocative and potentially destabilizing '' Russia : Plan could include the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico . That would bring the operation close to Russian territorial waters . Also sending a message over U.S. actions in Afghanistan , analyst said .