Turkey shoots down a Russian Mig-29

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  1. MARIS61

    MARIS61 Real American

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    Yeah, I missed the date on riverman's links.

    Still, it hasn't been confirmed by any reliable sources.
     
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    You can take your pick, the first link was from 2014 but others , 7 hours ago..I heard it on the TV news my wife listens to..it's not an unknown story
     
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  7. MARIS61

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    Hmm....

    In other news, it's an absolutely gorgeous day here in Beautiful Central Oregon. :cheers:
     
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    Putin's ego was checked.

    Btw, the Migs have no chance against the F16 Desert Falcons.
     
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    He had to. Syria was the only spot he had in the middle east. If this pans out, he can move along and get Iraq and Libya as well, controlling the pipeline for oil. It also seems Iran has allied with him.

    Whatever the case, I think America should just pull out and only support Israel and the Saudis
     
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    I thought Russia wanted the Tajikistan, Uzbekistan pipe line that leads through Turkey..Russia is not getting Iraq, Syria and Libya...ever. I still think this is a really dumb move by Putin..Turkey is not a country he wants to go to war with
     
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    And Putin first struck you as a reasonable guy.....when? His arrogance makes the Dick Cheneys of this world look reasonable....
     
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    Putin is walking a dangerous line...he's not making a lot of friends
     
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    And he doesn't seem to care. As far as I'm concerned, Russia can have Syria. Just another quagmire to get lost in. But if they do get into it with Turkey, NATO has to jump in. Hopefully Putin's arrogance has its' limits. But it doubt it....
     
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    A lot of countries rely on the Turkish pipeline and Turkey is a main tourist vacation spot for a lot of Europeans. A Russian, Turkish conflict would be a disaster
     
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    Yep. It makes me wonder what kind of cards the Tsar thinks he's holding. I think, more than anything, he's going to see how far he can push, and then hold on to whatever he can grab. It's up to the rest of the world to say stop. I'm just not sure we have the collective will unless and until he does something totally outrageous. It worked for Hitler. And Putin's predecessors. Making a grab for Turkey would certainly be a tipping point.
     
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    It reminds me of playing the game Risk....the Ottoman empire never wins that game
     
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    Proper background checks would have prevented the turkey from getting the gun.

    :devilwink:
     
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    Is it really a quagmire when you don't care if your enemy is radical or not? Putin will just kill all.
     
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