The post that was quoted here has been removedBecause Syria goes all the way up to the Turkey-Syria border.
Why would a bomber be flying so close to the border? Of course this does not excuse Turkey for their hostile actions but does a country always wait until the exact moment their airspace is invaded? Four miles from a border sounds too close to comfort to me. How fast was the plan flying I wonder? It may have been on course to cross the border in seconds?
So the Turkish pilot thought the Russian plane was going to bomb Turkey?
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Originally posted by moonbusI would loved to have been invited to your dinner. I LOVED The Wrong Box.
Peter Cook ("I'd have been a judge but I didn't have the Latin" ) and Dudley Moore (who played "Derek and Clive" respectively). It was said of Peter Cook that he could walk into a room of total strangers and have them all in gales of laughter within minutes.
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Originally posted by wolfgang59Did the Turks shoot down the plane (which is capable of Mach 2.2) by "mistake" and count on the rest of those in NATO to back them up?
What threat did a solitary plane pose? Did Turkey seriously think it was going to attack?
The way to deal with it was to gather evidence and then diplomatically shame Russia -
not shoot it down!
The post that was quoted here has been removedI concur. You mention some interesting thoughts.
My alarm bells went off when I heard a B-list US military functionary/spokesman on BBC Radio wittering on about how it was "exactly the right thing to do" when it seems pretty clear that either [1] it was a huge cock up which no one should be defending or [2] it was a huge calculated stab in the back to another country fighting ISIS and therefore almost every spinning thing coming out of pro-Turkey duckspeaking mouths is outright lies. Either way, the narrative that's being spun seems to be at variance with the facts.
26 Nov 15
Originally posted by FMFNot quite the whole picture there, is it?
I concur. You mention some interesting thoughts.
My alarm bells went off when I heard a B-list US military functionary/spokesman on BBC Radio wittering on about how it was "exactly the right thing to do" when it seems pretty clear that either [1] it was a huge cock up which no one should be defending or [2] it was a huge calculated stab in the back to another ...[text shortened]... tright lies. Either way, the narrative that's being spun seems to be at variance with the facts.
Not sure where you get your intelligence, but if you think this is really what's happening, then it is definitely lacking. If you're actually listening to BBC Radio, then you should know far better than what you're purporting here.
Originally posted by SuzianneYour post contains nothing other than that you disagree with what I have said. People would have known that even without you posting.
Not quite the whole picture there, is it?
Not sure where you get your intelligence, but if you think this is really what's happening, then it is definitely lacking. If you're actually listening to BBC Radio, then you should know far better than what you're purporting here.
26 Nov 15
Originally posted by FMFSorry, not gonna do your homework for you. Go research the real world, then get back to us, with or without an apology for your ranting and raving about how "we" have it all wrong.
Your post contains nothing other than that you disagree with what I have said. People would have known that even without you posting.
If you can even figure it out, that is. Not real sure about that much, even.
Originally posted by SuzianneI think people already know that you're going to disagree with me on pretty much everything - so, it's no surprise that you are disagreeing with me here - but this is two posts in a row now and you still haven't offered anything to the discussion.
Sorry, not gonna do your homework for you. Go research the real world, then get back to us, with or without an apology for your ranting and raving about how "we" have it all wrong.
If you can even figure it out, that is. Not real sure about that much, even.
26 Nov 15
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyToday's Question
Today's Question
November 25, 2015: If you were hosting a private dinner party for celebrities
past and present since time began, whom would you invite and why?
November 26, 2015: What in your considered opinion is the greatest fallacy in the world today?
