Posted on 11/24/2015 4:47:51 PM PST by lbryce
Putin: Downing Of Jet A 'Stab In The Back' International powers call for calm as the Russian leader warns Turkey downing one of its jets will have "serious consequences".
The shooting down of a Russian jet by Turkey is a "stab in the back" committed by "accomplices of terrorists", Vladimir Putin has said.
The Sukhoi Su-24 was warned 10 times before being downed near the Syrian border by two Turkish F16 jets for violating the country's airspace, according to the Turkish military.
A Turkish official said two Russian planes approached the Turkish border and were warned before one of them was shot down, adding their information shows Turkish airspace was repeatedly violated.
NATO said the incursion into Turkish airspace lasted 17 seconds, but Moscow claims its plane was over Syria when it was shot down.
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Here is another example of Russian casualties.
Footage appears to show Syrian rebels shooting a grounded Russian helicopter, thought to have been sent as part of rescue efforts.
YouTube:SkyNews:Syrian Rebel Blows Up Russian Helicopter With Anti-Tank Missile
Time for Putin to face Trump.
17 seconds is probably less than the time of flight for the for a weapon in the rear quarter. Really poor form for the Turks.
Can we stop talking about Turkey? This is Thanksgiving week!
Oh, wait...
It’s a political eternity until that most hope for of days comes to pass. Can’t think, imagine so far and deep into the future.
When Putin was shooting anti-commies...Trump was negotiating deals.
Trump will eat Putin like sushi...with chop sticks and soy sauce.
Shooting the pilots as they were parachuting down is pretty low.
And illegal. Despite the movie “Midnight Express” if I was a Russian in that situation I would have turned into Turkey to eject.
Putin is absolutely correct. I would bitch and moan too.
No kidding! Seeing Turkey in the titles of these threads is totally throwing me off this week.
The border is lousy with the same islamists on both sides.
I keep, saying that the resin that ISIS has been able to survive so long is because they have possession of the Iraqi oil fields and are selling the oil to whomever wants to buy it, France, Russia, even Assad. They are loving the low prices and Total Fina is/was heavily invested in those oil fields.
Russia is positioning themselves to control the oil in both Iran and The former Iraq.
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