Putin warns Turkey of “significant consequences”.
I don’t think he means a strongly worded letter.
Why?
Well, it has three options. The first option is to do nothing, with the reason for this being that, while Russia is not weak, it is not as strong as it wants others to believe it is. Action would mean the inception of a convoluted decision tree of reactions and consequences, with some paths leading to WW3, others leading to a scruff-up with Turkey, and a few even leading to Turkey doing nothing. However, as Russia cannot influence that decision tree, it will do nothing as it is not as strong as would be necessary for it to do as it likes (unlike the US, which - leadership dependent obviously - can genuinely do as it wants/likes without fear of immediate consequences).
The second option Russia can do is what I call 'posturing.' By this, what it would do is to (a) escort every attack plane with a couple of air-to-air fighters (and this would mean Russia bringing several SU-27/30s into the region), or (b) moving up a couple of S-300 platforms nearer to the area so that their long range radars can light up Turkish fighters (and the S-300 can target the Turkish airforce while they are WITHIN Turkey), or (c) both. You'll see the Russians constantly lighting up Turkish fighters with radar, but no missiles fired.
The third option is for Putin to basically unleash ROEs and let Russian fighters/SAMs take out any Turkish fighter that comes close, damn the consequences.
I suspect it will be option 1.
It’s time somebody let Vlad know there are consequences.
I guess Ezekiel 38 is still far away. Magog usually understood as Russia. Beth Togarmah as Turkey.
Russians must be really cutting off Turkey’s oil supply.
I fear things are going to get real ugly real fast.
Where is Obama in all of this?
Why did Erdogan do this? Erdogan ne dusunuyor?
Turkey used to have the third largest mechanized army, I wonder what it is today.
Very interesting.
“Taking into account that we signed an agreement on deconflicting with the US...”
But only AFTER they bombed the FSA and Western advisors. See how they worked it? They went after “Obama’s terrorists” first then signed an agreement. We knew this was in play when their Baghdad embassy refused to see US liaison officers. Just made them wait in the lobby until they left.
Assad sponsored and gave safe haven to ISIS, aka Al-Qaeda-in-Iraq, from 2004 - 2010.
The Russians are not against ISIS per se. They’re in support of Assad, Iran and Russia’s expansion into the ME to influence its energy supplies.
I guess The Commie will start paying them reparations.
lure the turks into syrian airspace and even the score x 10
turkey is an isis / islamic jihad supporter and the transshipment country for jiahdis in and out of syria from america and europe... our allies... a joke... in name only and because of nato... also a joke
REMEMBER THE ARMS THAT OBAMA SHIPPED FROM BENGHAZI (ONE SHIPMENT ALONE WAS 650 TONS VIA SHIP TO TURKEY) WENT DIRECTLY TO ISIS... THE AMBASSADOR WAS MEETING WITH THE TURK REP EARLIER THAT DAY... COORDINATING ARMS SHIPMENTS... obama had the stupid plan to use isis as the tool to take out assad... just like we used al queda to fight the russians... he was willing to let them rape and murder as long as the went after assad... that aint happening and isis took the opportunity to take 1/3rd of iraq and oil for funding thus no longer needing the ussa... PLUS TURKEY WAS BUYING THE OIL, THUS FUNDING ISIS... that is why obama didn’t bomb oil facilities and oil trucks... aiding and abetting he ENEMY... treason
Putin is right. Turkey is on ISIS’s side. Why we have to continue to deal with them is ridiculous. Sure, it’s all about military strategy but every time we want to fly over their airspace, we have to beg and plead and bow down to their demands. Enough already. Declare it a terrorist country and be done with them.
Putin the Strongman is looking weaker and weaker. He needs to produce Strength in the worldwide political opinion, otherwise he will be deposed or die.
Nuke Turkey ISIS and let Israel hit Iran