Posted on 11/24/2015 4:40:24 AM PST by winoneforthegipper
A RUSSIAN helicopter has been downed while searching for the pilots who ejected from their burning jet after it was shot down this morning while flying over Syria, according to unconfirmed reports.
(Excerpt) Read more at express.co.uk ...
“”””The area is mainly populated by Turkmens - Syrians citizens, but ethnic Turks - and is the target of a current Syrian government offensive, where President Bashar al-Assad’s ground troops are supported by Russian airstrikes””””
Bingo.
I cannot believe Erdogan is so stupid. He must know that there will be severe consequences to this.
If I were Putin. I would launch an intermediate range ballistic missile right over turkey with a low kiloton nuclear warhead exploding over Raqqa.
The next phone call I would make is to notify the country of turkey look the next nuclear missile may have a malfunction if they persist.
Unlike Obama, Putin will do a lot more than just send them a strongly worded letter.
well, then i hope he just kills everyone there. why take the chance?
I think he is probably counting on it, his dreams of a cross border group of muzzies is fading.
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.
It is hard to believe some folks here side with zero and the terrorists. I'm with Putin on this fight.
Ping
“We still have a big AF base as Incirlik, and supposedly just moved half a dozen F-22s there’
Uh-oh. We’d better move them, they are REALLY freaking expensive. And irreplaceable.
But this isn’t as important as climate change.....
I’m referring to the whole incident from start to finish. The loss of the helicopter was just the latest debacle. I think it’s pretty much conceded that the Russian jet had violated Turkey’s airspace.
The same people that sided with the rape of Libya, since it was a NATO op. They support Obama, Hillary, the Muslim brotherhood, ISIS, etc.
Because FR has a contingent of liberals that for some reason avoid lightning.
“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.”
I’d say that they won ALSO due to the ingeniousness and industriousness of their people when their backs were up against the wall, producing “good enough” weaponry in mass quantities under hellish conditions. Stalin supposedly said words to the effect that quantity has a quality of its own. In the meantime, the Germans kept making increasingly complex and sophisticated weaponry, at great expense with little effect. There’s a lesson to be learned in there somewhere...
Is this total war?
Something about the Turkish story just doesn't add up, like who's airspace was the Falcon in when he engaged the Fencer? Were the Turks flying top cover for the Turkmen rebels?
Maybe some former Air Force guys can weigh in on how long it takes to line up on a target, get tone on a sidewinder and shoot. Looks like this had to go down pretty quick.
Maybe because some people understand that Putin is as much of a ****head as Ergodan is.
“But this isn’t as important as climate change.....”
...after all, climate change is the source of all of these problems.
Its like a speed trap, they set up and wait for them to cross the line.
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