Courtesy of Mish.
Claims and counterclaims are the order of the day between Turkey and Russia. The US and Syria stand not side-by-side, but rather on each side, most of the time, but not all of the time.
Background for this post is the deliberate shooting down by Turkey, a Russian aircraft attacking ISIS and alleged moderate rebels in Syria.
At most, Russian aircraft were over Turkey for a matter of seconds. But Russia claims its aircraft were not over Turkey at all.
Then came the unbelievable lie Turkey Says It Had Not Recognized the Aircraft as Russian When it Shot it Down.
Putin angrily dismissed Turkey's claim as “impossible” and said Russia had provided the US with information on the time and location of its sorties.
The Claim
Russia claims Turkey shot down plane to protect oil trade with ISIS.
The Response
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan responded He Will Resign if Putin Can Prove the Claim.
The Counter-Challenge
Next, Erdogan Challenged Putin to Resign if he Can't Prove Turkey Buys Oil from ISIS.
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