Reply to: Syria says it downed Turkish jet

[minestrone]

Russian bombers quite often head into British Airspace and have to be escorted out. They had an aircraft carrier 30 miles off the shore of Scotland and the SNP were up in arms as they were chucking bin bags of rubbish into the sea. Alex Salmond painted his face blue and was ready to take them on but decided against it when he sobered up.

[AtW]

Intercept, identify, assess.

It's a bit different in Syria: Shoot down, identify, apologise...

[AtW]

Syrians said they are sorry for shooting down aircraft.

Phew, WW3 was so close but now it's all back to normal!

[bless 'em all]

If a foreign fighter jet is unexpectedly in your airspace, what is the appropriate response?

Intercept, identify, assess.

During the cold war, and even now, long range Soviet/Russian bombers enter UK airspace almost weekly. They're 'escorted' back out again.

Assuming the Syrians are on high alert, the decision to fire may well have been taken at a local level.

Mistakes happen.

[AtW]

Take a careful look at who the jet belongs to, and in this case send a letter of protest to their embassy, the UN and NATO

WHS

[Diver]

Couldn't see any explanation about why the jet was in Syrian airspace.

If a foreign fighter jet is unexpectedly in your airspace, what is the appropriate response?

Take a careful look at who the jet belongs to, and in this case send a letter of protest to their embassy, the UN and NATO

[mudskipper]

WDS.

The Turks won't need anyone's help to settle this, they're not Greece after all...

Couldn't see any explanation about why the jet was in Syrian airspace.

If a foreign fighter jet is unexpectedly in your airspace, what is the appropriate response?

[cojak]

WDS.

The Turks won't need anyone's help to settle this, they're not Greece after all...

[Diver]

What on earth were the syrians thinking of shooting down a jet belonging to the country with the second largest standing army in NATO!

Their own ragtag armed forces are already struggling with control of their own country, Turkey would swat them like a fly.

Watch this space I think. Turkeys military are not renowned for restraint or half measures. It's not over yet.

[KentPhilip]

What was Syria thinking of. What possible purpose could have been served by them shooting down the plane?

[AtW]

The IRA took down a few Britsh Army helicopters in their time.

IRA was not a country that could have been attacked by NATO forces.

Syria on the other hand is.

It's WW3 started today...

[Diver]

The IRA took down a few Britsh Army helicopters in their time.

You seriously want precision bombing of London by NATO to stop that happening?

Again, this is a problem with you lot.

Would you like to rethink that question

I suppose you could put Londonderry instead

[minestrone]

Yes it does, check Article 5 of NATO deal:

NATO Topics - NATO and the Scourge of Terrorism

USA had a lot of F4 aircraft shot down by proxy Soviet forces in Vietnam, this time however a NATO aircraft was shot down so NATO as a whole is likely be required to respond IF Turkey requests so.

It's a NATO issue because Turkey joined it in 1952...

The IRA took down a few Britsh Army helicopters in their time.

You seriously want precision bombing of London by NATO to stop that happening?

Again, this is a problem with you lot.

[AtW]

Does it? yanks shot down a lot of migs in Vietnam.

Yes it does, check Article 5 of NATO deal:

NATO Topics - NATO and the Scourge of Terrorism

USA had a lot of F4 aircraft shot down by proxy Soviet forces in Vietnam, this time however a NATO aircraft was shot down so NATO as a whole is likely be required to respond IF Turkey requests so.

It's a NATO issue because Turkey joined it in 1952...

[minestrone]

Syria says it downed Turkish jet

BBC News - Syrian military says it downed Turkish fighter jet

That's it - shooting down aircraft of a NATO member means all other NATO members are legally required to defend it ...

Does it? yanks shot down a lot of migs in Vietnam.

This is your country's problem, you shoved them plenty of arms to do this killing, don't dare suggest this is a NATO issue.