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25. That isn't the normal Rule of Engagement - it's intercept and escort back out.

Reply to davidn3600 (Reply #18)

Tue Oct 6, 2015, 11:54 AM

Oct 2015

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It would be a belligerent act for Turkey to actually shoot down an intruding foreign aircraft.

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NATO tells Russia to halt Syria air strikes [View all] uhnope Oct 2015 OP

I bet Putin's gonna get right on that. NATO doesn't have any room to talk. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2015 #1

sssshhhh don't be realistic...they'll alert on you! n/t w0nderer Oct 2015 #2

Yep - now we'll be called Putin lovers. 840high Oct 2015 #4

Uh nope Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #45

Psst: Actually read the article. NuclearDem Oct 2015 #8

Yes they do rpannier Oct 2015 #19

Our hypocrisy is just stunning. zeemike Oct 2015 #9

Quit bombing our targets daleo Oct 2015 #3

Headline is hyperbole. What Stoltenberg said was avoid Turkish airspace. leveymg Oct 2015 #5

Thought that sounded a bit off. Thanks. cheapdate Oct 2015 #7

This makes more sense. Adsos Letter Oct 2015 #11

A state-of-the-art military air-plane with GPS crosses a border in a navigation-error... Sure. DetlefK Oct 2015 #52

Depending upon speed and altitude, a complete turn around can take 30 or more miles. leveymg Oct 2015 #53

Maybe NATOs afraid russia will actually destroy ISIS 7962 Oct 2015 #6

They ignored Turkey trafficking oil from ISIS GreatGazoo Oct 2015 #21

Oil < 40% Time to interdict the main source of ISIS finance: Saudi Arabia, Qatar and GCC state funds leveymg Oct 2015 #24

Thanks for that. It's like ISIS's 10Q. GreatGazoo Oct 2015 #26

Russia has forced a more realistic appraisal of regime change in Syria. leveymg Oct 2015 #28

That's the trouble with contradictory and inconsistent policies, they create weaknesses. bemildred Oct 2015 #30

Good for goose rootProbiscus Oct 2015 #10

Lets mention the big problem, the Russian Jets are flying from INSIDE Syria, NATO Jets from Turkey happyslug Oct 2015 #12

Russia Kills 2,488 People In One day In Syria uhnope Oct 2015 #13

Lets look at those numbers happyslug Oct 2015 #16

You know that article asserts that the numbers cited are obviously false, right? Scootaloo Oct 2015 #17

You're stinkin' up the joint with this n/t Comrade Grumpy Oct 2015 #38

given yr posts, I'm surprised you have any sense of smell left at all n/t uhnope Oct 2015 #39

Your post speaks, and smells, for itself. Really, you ought to delete that crap. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2015 #41

+1, great analysis GreatGazoo Oct 2015 #22

This is one of the best tactical assessments leveymg Oct 2015 #37

Seems that the US considers IS to be one of its military assets. delrem Oct 2015 #14

Very simple: Russia has every right to operate inside Syria. geek tragedy Oct 2015 #15

+1. nt bemildred Oct 2015 #46

If Russia violates Turkey airspace, Turkey has a right to shoot the plane down davidn3600 Oct 2015 #18

Question rpannier Oct 2015 #20

+1. bemildred Oct 2015 #23

No - there's US imperial privilege. cpwm17 Oct 2015 #32

Sure, if Syria's government makes it clear they don't want the US bombing ISIS geek tragedy Oct 2015 #49

That isn't the normal Rule of Engagement - it's intercept and escort back out. leveymg Oct 2015 #25

Too many people have the Hollywood version of military protocol stuck firmly in their heads Xithras Oct 2015 #29

the normal rules haven't held in Syria for quite a while nt geek tragedy Oct 2015 #51

A sternly-worded letter should do it. Joe Chi Minh Oct 2015 #27

"Russia’s actions are not contributing to the security and stability of the region" Xithras Oct 2015 #31

Russia is backing Assad davidn3600 Oct 2015 #33

Yep rpannier Oct 2015 #35

"The only people backing Assad is Russia and Iran." Comrade Grumpy Oct 2015 #40

I think Assad and Henry Kissinger should do a reality show together. geek tragedy Oct 2015 #50

Heh. nt bemildred Oct 2015 #54

There is no circumstance in which "good guys" win. Xithras Oct 2015 #42

+1 (n/t) Nihil Oct 2015 #43

Excellent summary. n/t ronnie624 Oct 2015 #55

The people who will take over Syria after Assad are crazy jihadists Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #47

Putin has called bullshit on the War on Terror card by playing it himself yurbud Oct 2015 #34

Nailed it. Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #48

Russia offers to reopen, broaden military talks with the U.S. over Syria bemildred Oct 2015 #36

More dumbassery from our "Defense" department. bemildred Oct 2015 #44