Turks vs. Russians - what is going on?!?

[peacetraveler22]

Damn, what wildness in the world now! I awoke to news of the military incident with the Russian jet. Now, a news flash on RT that the pilots were shot dead in the air while trying to parachute. Who should we believe? Russia's version of the incident varies wildly from that of the Turks and the U.S., who claim 10 warnings were given before the jet was taken down. Now, there will undoubtedly be bans on yet another prime tourist destination for Russians. It is reported that there are already demands to evacuate tourists from Turkey and cancel the visa-free regime until Turkish officials issue an apology. Who and what should we believe? What is going on?? Nothing is clear, just like this blurry photo, where I photobombed a shot with a random Russian man in some remote town last winter. I don't even remember the name of the city, but when I look at this photo, I always smile. And we can all use some laughter and a brief moment of humor on this day.

I don't even know what to say, or how to analyze this situation, because I'm no expert in foreign or military affairs. How will Putin and NATO react? Who do you believe? Today the French flags are hanging in Washington, DC because Francois Hollande is visiting Obama. Now is a rare chance for you to express your opinions about the political and military situation in this blog. I know you are all experts! :) I will read all your comments, but don't have time to answer everyone...

Comments

[0xbadbeef (from livejournal.com)]

1) Putin did not wage war in Ukraine. If there was ever any evidence of it, it would be all over the net. You can see how Russian intervention looks like in Syria. Since I was in Ukraine at the time, and I witnessed the whole situation firsthand, I don't need anyone tell me what happened in Ukraine.

2) Food import ban was a reaction to Western sanctions. If the West did not impose sanctions on Russia in the first place, there wouldn't be any countermeasures. It's a war of measures and countermeasures where both sides lose, which was initiated by the West, not Russia.

3) As for "the worst dictator in the world", I guess you haven't done much research on Saudi Arabia, now haven't you? The situation with human rights in KSA is much worse than in SAR. That doesn't make it right, but I don't see anyone trying to overthrow the Saudi ruling family on the pretext of "human rights", on the contrary, everyone is doing business with them just fine. Western hypocrisy and double standards in all their glory.

You just babble back exactly the same things that the MSM media constantly repeat. I've heard it like a gazillion times.