Posted on 11/24/2015 2:35:31 PM PST by SkyPilot
President Obama said the shoot-down "points to an ongoing problem with the Russian operations" in Syria, including attacks against moderate Syrian opposition groups near the Turkish border.
If Russia were going after the Islamic State instead, Mr. Obama said, such mistakes "are less likely to occur." He said itâs important for Turkish and Russian officials to communicate and to "discourage any kind of escalation."
French President Francois Hollande called the incident "a serious one."
"We must prevent an escalation," he said.
Mr. Obama said the U.S. is still gathering facts of the shoot-down, but said Turkey "has a right to defend its territory and its airspace."
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Very clever.
If there is a summit, O’Venal would be wise to avoid the sushi and especially the tea! Just ask the family of Alexander Valterovich Litvinenko.
Not good to taunt someone who can kill you. He is an animal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBlkuok4mC8
I suppose that a shooting war with Russia would be cause for Obama to invoke national security/continuity of operations orders and suspend the upcoming elections. I don’t think any of us would be shocked.
I just read that the sliver crossed was 2 miles wide, at jet speed, that’s pretty quick.
At Mach 1, that’s roughly 12 seconds.
Obama might be shocked when the military declares martial law, and exposes him as a traitor to the constitution he swore allegiance to. That could happen.
Starting a war with the Russians would be the ultimate ‘false flag’.
It won’t end well for the Kenyan.
Seems like he has pretty well purged the military of folks that might oppose him.
He could offer Obama a Polonium sandwich.
Typical. Leftists are unapologetic hypocrites of the lowest order.
“Putin is not going to take Obama trying to make fun of him kindly”
Hey Vlad , release Obama’s blackberry transcripts
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