Yes, laughable. In a stand-up fight, the Russians would shred the Turks unless the US stepped in. It would not even be a contest.
Shooting down one plane is not even close to what would happen if Russia decided to drop the hammer.
Now could the US intervene and stop the Russians? Sure, if our generals were stupid enough to follow Obama’s orders to start WWIII with Russia. But they aren’t. Or at least I pray they aren’t...
LOL. Do you really think there is going to be a stand up fight? Are the Russians going to invade Turkey and risk nuclear war? How many casualties are they willing to suffer taking on NATO's second largest military force, one that has access to 40 nuclear weapons?
Whose side are you on? The KGB thug who invaded Ukraine and seized Crimea or NATO?