Courtesy of Mish.
In the wake of Turkey shooting down a Russian aircraft over Syria, the immediate impact will be to make negotiations on the removal of Assad all the more difficult. First let’s analyze the flight path of the downed aircraft courtesy of Stratfor.
Map of Flight Path of Downed Russian Aircraft
Deadly Few Seconds
The short distances involved and the speed at which fighter jets fly does support the view made by a US official: “They were in Turkish airspace only 2 to 3 seconds“.
Obama Defends Turkey
Voice of America reports Turkey Has Right to Defend Its Territory, Airspace.
President Barack Obama said the downing of a Russian fighter jet along the Syrian-Turkish border Tuesday is evidence of an “ongoing problem” with Russia’s military operations in Syria, and that Turkey had a “right to defend its territory and its airspace.”
Speaking during a joint news conference with French President Francois Hollande, Obama said information about Turkey’s downing of the Russian Su-24 was still being collected, but noted that Russian military aircraft are targeting moderate Syrian opposition groups very close to Turkey’s borders.
A U.S. military spokesman confirmed that Turkish pilots issued repeated warnings to the Russian plane and didn’t get a response. However, the spokesman said it was not immediately clear on which side of the border the Russian jet was flying. Moscow insists the jet never left Syrian airspace.
Moderate Al Qaeda Yet Again
There’s Obama once again with more bullsheet about “moderate” Al Qaeda rebels. Nonetheless, it does appear Russia violated Turkey’s airspace.
Everyone is supposed to be on the same side here, but it’s all a lie. Turkey buys oil from ISIS and that provides the funds for ISIS to buy weapons and maintain fighting….
