For all their military might, the Russians really come off looking like incompetent idiots sometimes.
Maybe... but in the end... only a single minded and concerted effort by anti-terrorist world leaders will actually put a stop to this.
And the terrorists KNOW it.
Shortly before the gulf war started I’d be woken by the low droning of aircraft I the middle of the night. Each major attack during Irag and Afganistan the same thing from midnight till dawn. Shortly after each some target got bombed. They are flying again.
We lost helicopters in vietnam and Iraq. There were certainly planes taken out in vietnam. it’s a war and WE ARE sending ISIS equipment to take down aircraft.
There was blackhawk down also.
I dont see the incompetence in any of these events,. They are casualties of war.
At least Russia is fighting the muslims and writing this is for paris on their planes.
what are we doing except being more and more embarrassed by our leader every day.
I hope Putin sends in 300k men and kills everybody that cant recite anything from the bible!!!
For all their vaunted prowess, the only reason the Soviets beat the Nazis was that Hitler was an ass, fighting on two fronts and attempting to be his own General, and the fact that they simply threw bodies and materiel into the fray, heedless of cost or human life.
What are you talking about?
They’re at war, like real war. Not fake war.
Haven’t you noticed all the little news blurbs about our special forces, special special forces, Missile tests, new warships, new cruise missiles that generally try and portrait the Obama administration as competent and on the ball?
It’s a PR campaign. Which means expect some Russian criticism and highly published and therefor perceived setbacks.
What better excuse to wipe out all that Turkish armor along the Syrian border than an “incident” like this.
Kills two birds with one stone...protect Assad from Turk forces and take ISIS armored/artillary support out as well. (Or so it is rumored; just to make that clear).
GAME ON! EAGLES UP! TALLY HOOOOOO!!!!
Hopefully the Russians will pick up the pace in killing the Muslim menace.
The Russian military may not be mile wide but inch deep, but it’s close. They have some hot new stuff and new organization,like quick action brigades instead of ponderous divisions. But it is not easy or quick to repair 25 years of rot.without nukes they couldn’t deal with the Chinese. Their supposed strength is only in contrast to NATO’s forces being allowed to atrophy these last fifteen years. If they are as strong as portrayed they will do something about this. I won’t hold my breath.
Russians lost no planes or helicopters until they were attacked by a NATO member - on the eve of France meeting with Obama and Putin to try and broker a deal that maybe Turkey and some in the CIA don't want.
Just consider how many American lives the Russians are saving because they are doing the job Obama won't let Americans do, and we might not harbor such illogical rancor.