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Turkish F16s shot down warplane after it violated airspace - military official
reuters.com ^ | Nov 24, 2015 | Reuters

Posted on 11/24/2015 12:24:23 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper

Turkish F-16 fighter jets shot down a war plane of unknown origin on Tuesday after it violated Turkish air space close to the Syrian border and ignored warnings, a Turkish military official told Reuters.

(Excerpt) Read more at uk.reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia; Syria
KEYWORDS: baddayputinistas; berlincalling; cryponazis; euroweenies; iran; mccainsbuttboys; nato; russia; syria; turkey; turkish; warplane
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To: DesertRhino
Look up UN resolution 1441. This is what made the coalition of the willing legal.
The Coalition of the willing was built outside of your beloved UN. You are just a colossal stupid ass hell bent on remaining wrong for the sake of your beloved UN.
61 posted on 11/24/2015 2:25:45 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: McGruff

And looking like this was probably in Syrian airspace all along. Turns out Turkey claims sovereignty over the airspace for 5 miles inside Syria!

Just decided that on their own. The Ottomans sure are fun.


62 posted on 11/24/2015 2:26:00 AM PST by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
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To: DesertRhino

This incident is between Turkey and the Terror State of Russia.


63 posted on 11/24/2015 2:26:51 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: DesertRhino

Did RT tweet that?


64 posted on 11/24/2015 2:27:57 AM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: DesertRhino

I thought we sent six F-16Es to Turkey to provide air cover because they didn’t have that capability.


65 posted on 11/24/2015 2:28:29 AM PST by McGruff (Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it)
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To: McGruff

Nope, Turkey had no F-16’s before that point. LOL


66 posted on 11/24/2015 2:30:51 AM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: Berlin_Freeper

You are officially too stupid to discuss this with anymore. And I think I know why. Polska,,,

Bush did not gather a coalition and just charge off. He sought out UN permission, and US congressional permission. Then and only then did he gather his coalition of the willing.
He sent Colin Powell to get the permission...on live TV.
The liberals tore him up and said it was all lies. We tore him up and said all he needed was congress. But he did it.


67 posted on 11/24/2015 2:31:03 AM PST by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
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To: McGruff

I think we sent F-15C’s. Dedicated air to air. At least the Turks don’t have those, so hopefully our crews won’t get caught up in any of this escalating BS by mistake.

But we do have F-16s around, almost certainly. Just hope our crews stay safe and don’t get dragged into this.


68 posted on 11/24/2015 2:33:52 AM PST by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
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To: DesertRhino

I agree. So where was Putin’s “permission” to invade and annex a portion of Ukraine? You brought-up Libya, so let’s hear it.


69 posted on 11/24/2015 2:34:03 AM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: DesertRhino

Keep slowly coming around to the truth while pretending you didn’t say what you said.

It’s what UN loving liberals do.


70 posted on 11/24/2015 2:35:03 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: DesertRhino
Turkish Air Force's fleet includes over 200 F-16 fighters, Defence Blog, March 13, 2015.

71 posted on 11/24/2015 2:36:21 AM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: 1rudeboy

Nazi coup. When a coup hits, anyone can grab anything. The coup doesn’t get some natural right to everything the old government held.
Locals in the east didn’t want to go along and essentially held their own coup and called for help.
As for Crimea, the Russians have had a navy base there since the 1790s so they kinda invaded where they already were. They were about as likely to let Sevastopol become a NATO base as we would be to let them take Norfolk.

I know you don’t agree, but that’s my take.


72 posted on 11/24/2015 2:38:35 AM PST by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
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To: 1rudeboy

In fact, Turkey was initially a production partner in the F-16 project at the very beginning, circa late 1970s.
And also little known is that they and the Israelis have cooperated very closely on remanufacturing and maintaining a big fleet of F-4s.

Of course, that was just before Erdogan.


73 posted on 11/24/2015 2:40:55 AM PST by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
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To: Berlin_Freeper

You are an ignorant person from a little ways east of Berlin.


74 posted on 11/24/2015 2:42:02 AM PST by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
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To: 1rudeboy

Except that Russia was invited off Syria to be there and we were not.\\it really is that simple.


75 posted on 11/24/2015 2:42:44 AM PST by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: DesertRhino

Excellent! I just wish you had pointed it out sooner. “Turkey has no air-to-air capability.” LOLOL


76 posted on 11/24/2015 2:42:46 AM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: 1rudeboy

And crazy enough, Turkey built this immense air fleet to threaten another NATO member, Greece.


77 posted on 11/24/2015 2:44:04 AM PST by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
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To: DesertRhino

Was happy to show you are a total idiot.

Same time again tomorrow?


78 posted on 11/24/2015 2:44:35 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: manc

Like a dog returning to vomit . . . .


79 posted on 11/24/2015 2:44:47 AM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: 1rudeboy

That’s not me sparky. Turkey has a huge Air Force, and has for a long time. The mystery is why we sent 10 or 12 F-15C’s there. Turkey has never been short of air defense.


80 posted on 11/24/2015 2:46:04 AM PST by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
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