[Timber Rattler]

So, as the Russians retaliate diplomatically and economically, the Turks are now claiming that they did NOT know that it was a Russian plane?

Sounds like they are now coming to the realization of the magnitude of their error..

[jsanders2001]

< "In an interview with France 24 on Thursday afternoon, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, "If we had known if it was a Russian plane maybe we would have warned it differently."

i foget who, but the guy who ordered it shot down knew it was Russian. I bet he gets fired...lol

[canuck_conservative]

Next up -

Russia sponsors a resolution at the United Nations, saying “it’s time the world finally officially recognizes the terrible Armenian Genocide”.

Now THAT will really get the Turks’ heads exploding. Popcorn time!

[Rashputin]

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Russia will halt tourism, trade, and cancel some projects, but I bet the ignore the minor incursions Turkey will no doubt make, probably by saying that the US or France told them about the aircraft in advance and therefore they knew the aircraft weren't a threat.

Think logistics, not flash in the pan PR stunts.

Russia will quietly make arrangements with someone, Egypt, maybe Iran via the Persian Gulf, maybe even Italy or Greece, to secure a route for fuel and supplies that isn't dependent on the Bosporus. That'll take a while but I'm pretty sure it will be worked out.

By then, the Caliph of Turkey will be puffed up and bragging about his "big win". That's when Russia will make him pay the piper, in spades.

JMHo

[Tai_Chung]

Let’s see if Russia is able to move ships out of the Black Sea.

[Tallguy]

“In an interview with France 24 on Thursday afternoon, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, “If we had known if it was a Russian plane maybe we would have warned it differently.””

There’s one for the books... about the dumbest thing that I’ve heard come out of anybody’s mouth who’s name wasn’t “Barak Obama”.

[Travis McGee]

The Muslim "refugees" in Europe are gearing up for something like a "Tet Offensive" in 2016.

[XEHRpa]

>>> “If we had known if it was a Russian plane maybe we would have warned it differently.”

In addition to this statement being contrary to prior admission of knowing who it was, I would ask, exactly whose supersonic high-performance fighter jet could it have been? And what answer, different than “Russia”, to that question would have justified shooting it down?

[JayAr36]

“If we had known if it was a Russian plane maybe we would have warned it differently.”

They should have known that it wasn’t one of the planes they supplied to ISIS.

[Moltke]

Maybe Putin will revive the South Stream pipeline and cut Turkey off from the current system.

[GailA]

Putin doing DUMBO's job.

[Oatka]

If we had known if it was a Russian plane maybe we would have warned it differently.

A variation of the "Pelosi Dictum": We had to pass it to see what was in it.

[JoeFromSidney]

I wonder what this will do to the "suitcase trade" between Turkey and Russia. It was a booming business when I was in Turkey. People would take a suitcase of Turkish goods (usually leather goods) into Russia, sell them, and return with a suitcase of hand tools or other manufactured goods. I used to see a lot of Russian-made stuff in Turkish flea markets. Including bootleg versions of Windows.