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Russia Sends Missile System to Syria to Stop its Jets Being Hi-Jacked
NBC NEWS ^ | 11/05/15 | nbc

Posted on 11/05/2015 6:19:16 AM PST by winoneforthegipper

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 FROM OCT. 9: Russian Airstrikes Hit Targets in Syria1:57 

MOSCOW — Russia has sent missile systems to Syria to protect its military forces, the head of Russia's air force said Thursday.

Colonel General Viktor Bondarev said fighter jets could be hijacked in countries neighboring Syria and used to attack Russian forces.

"We have calculated all possible threats. We have sent not only fighter jets, bombers and helicopters, but also missile systems," Bondarev told Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper. "We must be ready."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: isis; russia; syria
In Russian language I assume "Hi-Jack" means escalation.
1 posted on 11/05/2015 6:19:16 AM PST by winoneforthegipper
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To: winoneforthegipper

Putin just called Obama chicken!


2 posted on 11/05/2015 6:34:15 AM PST by jacob allen
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To: winoneforthegipper

“...said fighter jets could be hijacked...”

LOLOLOL!! Sure! That’s what the missiles are for...hijacked fighter planes! LOLOL!!


3 posted on 11/05/2015 6:40:11 AM PST by WKUHilltopper (And yet...we continue to tolerate this crap...)
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To: winoneforthegipper
Russia Sends Missile System to Syria to Stop its Jets Being Hi-Jacked

The important question is which missile systems?

You will note, of late Israel has not attacked any Syrian manned, Russian manufactured anti aircraft missile batteries, as they have previously.

New Russian systems are alleged to be very good.

With their own pilots and aircraft in the air over Syria, Russia may have sent the good stuff to protect them.

4 posted on 11/05/2015 6:40:41 AM PST by Navy Patriot (America, a Rule of Mob nation)
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To: winoneforthegipper

Read the book, “FULCRUM” written by a former Russian MIG-29 pilot who defected to the “West.”

Those missiles are also sent there to shoot down any would be defectors.


5 posted on 11/05/2015 6:43:53 AM PST by BatGuano (You don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do ya?)
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Ahh good point. Iran is having retirement/refusal issues from their Army brass perhaps Russia is experiencing much the same.
6 posted on 11/05/2015 6:47:29 AM PST by winoneforthegipper ("If you can't ride two horses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)
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7 posted on 11/05/2015 7:22:59 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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