[Old Teufel Hunden]

"Why do so many people on free republic want to believe everything Putin and Russia says over what Obama / Erdogan says"

As far as this plane being shot down, the truth will come out. There's no doubt that Russia has been routinely violating Turkey's airspace. Why is it so hard to believe they did it again? Russia's interest is to keep Asaad in power, their interests do not align with our interests which is the destruction of ISIS.

[amorphous]

...their interests do not align with our interests which is the destruction of ISIS.

Right... Go get yourself another glass of Obama koolaid while you find someone else to argue with. I don't do stupid.

[dfwgator]

And just what are our interests these days?