Posted on 11/24/2015 11:27:55 AM PST by elhombrelibre
US fighter jets have been deployed in Turkey to protect slower American warplanes from potential Russian or Syrian attacks, a Pentagon official says.
Six F-15C warplanes are tasked with providing cover for bomber, attack and cargo aircraft from threats posed by Syrian and Russian fighters, an unnamed US defense official told USA Today on Tuesday.
The US Air Force B-1 bombers, A-10 and AC-130 attack planes, which are reportedly used in US-led strikes on Daesh (ISIL) positions in Syria, all fly at slow speeds and are vulnerable to attacks from enemy pilots, the official added.
He added that cargo planes that are airdropping ammunition for US-backed militants will also be protected.
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Well past time to stop ammo supplies to Islamics. Better to supply the kommie Kurds.
This is shaping up to be the sort of foreign policy open manhole I was expecting Slick Willy to encounter.
Too bad the current DITWH (Democrat in The White House) is not the man Slick was.
“”We will be conducting these patrols at the request of the government of Turkey. Turkey faces increased instability along its border with Syria and Iraq and irresponsible behavior from actors in the region. This includes the incursions Russia made into Turkey’s - and thereby NATO’s - airspace in October,” the statement noted.
According to NATO officials, Russian Sukhoi SU-30 and SU-24 jets, based in Syria, entered the Turkish airspace early in October. Ankara scrambled two F-16s to intercept the planes.”
Very interesting.
So we have been known that this could be a problem for some time now.
So was it?
1: An Turkish fighter jet with a Turkish pilot that shot down a Russian fighter jet.
or
2: An American fighter jet with an American pilot that shot down a Russian fighter jet.
“He added that cargo planes that are airdropping ammunition for US-backed militants will also be protected.”
He added that cargo planes that are airdropping ammunition for US-backed ISIS militants will also be protected.
Turkish. 100% certain.
Lovely
What could possibly go wrong?
Obama is now saying that the shooting down of the Russian warplane by Turkey was because of Russia targeting the “moderates.” Sooooo, what? It was only a cover to claim that it was about their precious airspace? Did this shooting down have Obama’s blessing?
This is going from bad to worse.
After watching a bunch of Turks chant their Ackbars over dead pilots I assume the Russians will shoot down the next thing that gets near one of their planes. Is Obama trying to make sure it is one of ours?
PressTV is an Iranian outfit. Due diligence.
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