tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post8707943352554299256..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: Out of ControlGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-16472876507608234242015-12-12T08:06:41.925-05:002015-12-12T08:06:41.925-05:00Good for Turkey, The had been warning the arrogant...Good for Turkey, The had been warning the arrogant Russians for months, the Turks called their bluff. Also it looks like The Fencer did not have the proper communications gear. An arrogant Russian attitude, poor tactics, poor aircraft, improper communication gear = Dead RIO and Marine. Turkey 3 Russia Nil(Su-24, Mig 29 and UAV shotdown).Stephen Davenporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02157931474943356471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-49726107910437289912015-11-26T17:15:03.023-05:002015-11-26T17:15:03.023-05:00I have read, rightly or wrongly, that Erdogan'...I have read, rightly or wrongly, that Erdogan's son is the entrepreneur running the IS oil trade. <br /><br />The Turkish action came shortly after Russia targeted the oil convoys.<br /><br />Not my field, but I wonder if there are a couple of dots which can be joined?Jeff Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05472411139400674354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-24843567410549223442015-11-25T07:51:57.112-05:002015-11-25T07:51:57.112-05:00The radar (?) plot released by the Turks shows tha...The radar (?) plot released by the Turks shows that the Russian jet was only in Turkish airspace for a few seconds. It almost certainly was attacked while it was in Syrian airspace. The attack was not about airspace violations, it was retaliation for Russian attacks on ISIS and the Turkman militia, both Turkish allies or proxies. Russia might overlook the shootdown, but the murder of the two pilots while parachuting and the destruction of a rescue helicopter and killing of a Russian marine will require retaliation. The easiest response would be a scorched earth policy in the Turkmen region. That gets revenge for the pilots and marine, helps Assad and hurts Turkey. If Turkey responds, there is no telling where this will end up.sykes.1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10954672321945289871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-35379354003021590452015-11-24T20:11:33.086-05:002015-11-24T20:11:33.086-05:00Considering what our constitutional professor &...Considering what our constitutional professor & lawyer has done with our Constitution & Bill of Rights, not to mention the laughable, heavily edited & revised ISIS intel reports he's given, I'm sure any plan he receives will end up next to the corn cobs in the sliver moon house out back.The Savage Possumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07081954660208701816noreply@blogger.com