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[Mominohio]

Anyone care to offer up what the consequences for this might be, and what events this may lead to?

Reports say Russian warplane had 10 unanswered (confirmed by several sources apparently) warnings before it was taken down.

[Topaz Gem]

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@Mominohio wrote:

Anyone care to offer up what the consequences for this might be, and what events this may lead to?

Reports say Russian warplane had 10 unanswered (confirmed by several sources apparently) warnings before it was taken down.

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That's the iffy part.  I heard the same thing on the way to work this morning.  It seems as if the Russian plane had a duty to answer the warnings, but not answering them gave the Turkish no other alternative.  When you choose not to answer, it makes you look suspicious, IMO.

[dex]

why did they kill the pilots as they parachuted from the plane?I don't think that was necessary.

[Topaz Gem]

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@dex wrote:

why did they kill the pilots as they parachuted from the plane?I don't think that was necessary.

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Capturing them should have been sufficient, IMO.

[chickenbutt]

I know this is totally NOT funny and I'll leave after this - but sometimes I'm such an idiot anymore that when I read this headline on my home page this morning I immediately thought 'a turkey?  really?'.    I'm not just making up a joke - this is where my head went.  *sigh*

Back to your regularly scheduled program...

[Laura14]

@chickenbutt  LOL, turkeys would be on edge this week!

I had not heard that they killed the pilots but I guess if you encroach the airspace, you take the consequences.  In a world of biological and other weapons, I unfortunately get it.  

This reminds me of France back in the day when they warned Reagan very sternly not to fly over their airspace on his way to bomb Gadaffi.  We asked our French teacher how to say that in French.  

[deepwaterdotter]

I think there will be an investigation.  Putin is wise to avoid a military confrontation with NATO. 

[Mama Mia]

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@chickenbutt wrote:

I know this is totally NOT funny and I'll leave after this - but sometimes I'm such an idiot anymore that when I read this headline on my home page this morning I immediately thought 'a turkey?  really?'.    I'm not just making up a joke - this is where my head went.  *sigh*

Back to your regularly scheduled program...

Me too, just the way my chemo brain operates. LOl

mm 

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[MaggieMack]

I just heard the experts discussing the incident. They said the plane was clearly in Turkey air space, but that in their opinion Turkey was too quick to react even given the 10 notifications, said there was no reason to do so. Who knows. Just what the world needs now, more international tension. We are apparently supporting Turkey's actions.

[Lila Belle]

We have verified that they were in Turkish air space 2-3 seconds. How could 10 warnings be given and then the pilots fired at ?