Posted on 11/24/2015 7:55:01 AM PST by Enlightened1
The Russian leader also warned it would have serious consequences for his country's relations with Turkey
A Russian rescue helicopter has been shot down by Syrian rebels while searching for pilots missing after Turkey downed a Russian jet.
The helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in a government-held area in Syria's Latakia province.
A Syrian insurgent group, which uses U.S. Tow missiles, said its fighters hit the helicopter with an anti-tank missile.
Video footage has emerged online appearing to show the helicopter after it crashed in dense woodland.
Plumes of smoke can be seen coming from the aircraft.
Vladmir Putin earlier warned Turkey of "significant consequences" after the Russian plane was shot down.
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We owe Russia an apology for that being our missile. Think they will ever get it?
Welcome to the Sandpit Putey. :-)
Where is that weasel hiding these days.
Time to arrest this scum and hold him responsible for escalating this mess in which we find ourselves in today.
because obama will do ANYTHING to save the muslim world. If he gets us involved against Russia with American troops or airmen a mutiny and revolution is in order.
Over 50 percent of Americans are not stupid, I think.
They wont stand for this.
Yeah I’m not holding my breath.
I’m sure mad man McCain is very happy today.
Like Egypt and Libya...oh wait
No, no....ask any LIB. This is ALL GWB’s fault for going into Iraq 12 years ago. Not kidding.
Zerohedge says Russia’s hands are tied to respond because Turkey is a NATO member. I say, yeah, as if NATO would really do anything.
Yep...the U.S. has fingerprints are all over this.
It's absolutely no surprise that this happened, after all we're supporting the fighters that Russia is attacking and w/ the Turks (who are apparently fighting the Kurds) involved we're in the midst of a devil's triangle.
This is the result of utter cluelessness and the only thing the admin wants to talk about is how evil the GOP is.
er you do know that Russia is there due to the sovereign country asking it to be there, unlike us who has gone in without any approval.
Just a little fact for you if you did not know it.
i agree.
but i think his love for muzzies and desire to see MB or ISIS taking over the ME is involved a little too.
You mean, not break the wire?
Probably trained by the same guys who supplied and taught the taliban to use them and take down Extortion 17 SEALs.
I agree w/ that, but the problem is that the Russians are supporting Assad who is the enemy of both those disgusting groups.
Obama's tacit support for the islamists is a direct confrontation w/ Russia, and he, Obama, has no idea how dangerous this is.
What's Obama going to do if the 50 or 500 or whatever special forces guys he sent in there get blown up?
Turn tail and run? That's my guess but that will only embolden Putin who doesn't need any additional evidence that that Obama is a spineless poser.
Makes you wonder.
Condolences to Russia for this and the fighter jet shot by Turkey. Keep cool heads, keep focused, thank you for fighting this awful battle, and may you WIN!
We need to help Russia.
The issue is Islamists. Islamists can’t be allowed to think they are winning any sort of holy war.
Bwahahahaha. Has Nobel taken back their peace prize yet?
The Nobel crew has a strange idea of “peace”.
No every damned weapon used against us overseas since WW2 is russian made usually. The russians should apologize to us.
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