Keep in mind the CIA is the same organization that was behind the Bay of Pigs and wanted to kill Castro with poison cigars, LOL.
They were behind Operation Ajax in Iran in 1953. Google “Operation Northwoods” if you don’t think the US is capable of some extremely shady stuff.
I don’t trust the Turks (never trust a Turk) but this explanation makes more sense than most. Blame-shifting false flag attacks are a proven strategic staple.
The main problems are if everyone knows its BS (pre-WWII “Polish” border attack on Germany) or the recipient isn’t prodded into reacting against the implicated country (in this case, the Russians know it wasn’t Erdogan because they aren’t stupid).
>The main problems are if everyone knows its BS (pre-WWII “Polish” border attack on Germany) or the recipient isn’t prodded into reacting against the implicated country (in this case, the Russians know it wasn’t Erdogan because they aren’t stupid).
The Russians know, but the American public does not. It makes the actions of the Russians apears to be crazy, thanks MSN censorship.