“Senior defence sources say it is just a matter of time before our fighters are involved in a deadly confrontation with Russian jets.”
Shortest air war. . .ever. . .US wins again.
Sorry it will be Russia not Syria u want war with..
Correct?
Our current ROE is to run away.
“Shortest air war. . .ever. . .US wins again.”
There are a couple of things to take into account. This administration sends our troops into battle handcuffed with rules of engagement guaranteed to get them killed. Due to the ongoing budget crisis it is likely that critical maintenance has been put off and the planes will have a much shorter combat life than they otherwise could. Our planes are, mostly, thirty-plus years old. We don’t have secure bases to fly from and the aircraft carriers will be much more vulnerable near Syria than in the middle of a big ocean. Due to the bad experiences we’ve had with previous Democratic presidents, I have every suspicion that we are not ready or even capable to going head to head with any first world power at the moment. Remember also, that if we go against Russia and China that it will instantly be a world-wide conflict.
What the heck are we doing there? Why are we trying to depose the most moderate possible leader in the region? (Yeah, he’s evil, but not burn-innocents-alive-in-cages evil.)
How so, with all the ground to air missiles the Russian's deployed.
Did you notice the 26 guided cruise missiles from Russian ships in the Caspian sea hit their targets in Syria, 900 miles away.
Did you notice our air craft carrier with 76 fighter a/c leaving the Mediterranean the following day.
Shortest air war ever
You got that right, and Putin won it. And good for us, he did.