I really get a kick out of this love affair with Putin. Putin, who had apparently been warned time and again not to invade Turkish air space, stupidly miscalculated that Turkey would never take action. Then, when because of Putin's incompetence, one of his jets gets blown out of the air, there are people who want to compare him to Reagan.
Putin should be embarrassed by this screwup, but I know what he's doing. He's locked away in some room, brooding and planning how he can poison President Erdogan, kidnap his children or something equally stupid.
What evidence have you that “Putin . . . had apparently been warned . . ..?
Russia is supposed to be an ally of Turkey in the “war on terror.” At most, the plane was in Turkey airspace for less than a minute, if it was at all, and was shot down on Syrian territory.
Turkey has not only been violating Syrian airspace, it admits it has been BOMBING Kurds in Syria.
http://aranews.net/2015/10/turkey-admits-we-have-bombed-kurdish-positions-in-syria/
And Turkey has repeatedly violated Greek airspace, as has already been posted on FR.
Why the love for the terrorist supporting Erdogan regime?
I think it depends on whose map you're looking at. If it's a Turkish map, it's Turkish airspace. If it's a Syrian map, then it's Syrian airspace. That area has been contested by both sides for years and years. Just saying....