[GenXteacher]

During the First World War, the Turks were backed by an important military power- the second Reich. In the present, ostensibly they are backed by NATO- but I would submit that our current president would not necessarily honor that agreement. In my opinion, Russia holds more military power than Turkey and would likely win such a conflict unless NATO intervenes.

[kabar]

There is not going to be any confrontation any more than there was between us and the Soviet Union during the Cold War when the Soviets shot down more than a dozen US military aircraft that they claimed violated their airspace.

Turkey warned the Russians days before for previous incursions including calling in their Ambassador to issue them a stern warning. The Russians continued and paid the price. Now they will stay away from the Turkish border. Message semt, message received.