This could get interesting, fast.

[Maggot]

And very profitable for the weapons makers.

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After a US F-18 shot down a Syrian fighter, Russia says it will treat US, coalition jets as targets



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Russia says it will treat US-led coalition planes in Syria, west of the Euphrates, as targets after US downed Syrian jet after a US F/A-18 shot down a Syrian Su-22 that dropped bombs near US-backed forces.

Russia's defense ministry also says it is suspending coordination with the United States in Syria over so-called "de-confliction zones" after the Americans downed a Syrian government fighter jet.

The United States and Russia, which has been providing an air cover for Syria's President Bashar Assad since 2015 in his offensive against the Islamic State group, have a standing agreement that should prevent in-the-air incidents involving U.S. and Russia jets engaged in operations in Syria.

The Russian defense ministry said in a statement on Monday that it was suspending the deal after the U.S. military confirmed that it downed a Syrian Air Force fighter jet on Sunday after it dropped bombs near U.S. partner forces.

The ministry says it views the incident as Washington's "deliberate failure to make good on its commitments" under the de-confliction deal.

 

[diverdon]

Russia is willing to soak up some losses to get a real good close up look at the F-22 Raptor.

 

[Alphatreedog]

If itvgets used as designed they') never see it . Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't air to air ROE require visual identification . So what's the point of having a weapons system than can't be seen if this is the ROE .

 

[MtnCreek]

What a clusterfuck. It would be interesting to know if any US troops were with the rebel fighters. If not, then I don't see shooting down a Syrian plane; it is their country and we were not invited to be there.

 

[2ndamendfan]

Word has it that Russia is supplying weapons to the Taliban in Afghanistan. Personally I would be happy with an agreement that we stay out of Syria and they keep their mitts out of Afghanistan.

 

[Veer_G]

Word has it that Russia is supplying weapons to the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Oh, the delicious irony.

 

[2ndamendfan]

Oh, the delicious irony.

I know right.

Just so I don't get thought of as making shit up.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-weapons-to-taliban-top-u-s-general-confirms/

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/0...ry-support-for-afghan-taliban-is-growing.html

oh and yea what the hell ever.

https://www.rbth.com/international/2017/03/29/does-russia-support-the-taliban_729891

 

[Sixfivesavage]

Word has it that Russia is supplying weapons to the Taliban in Afghanistan. Personally I would be happy with an agreement that we stay out of Syria and they keep their mitts out of Afghanistan.

Shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone familiar with history. What goes around comes around. If you sit down and look at the whole picture, the weakness of the last 10 years looks awfully similar to the build up of the second war. Lots of saber rattling from Russia, no appropriate response from the world and then they invade Ukraine. Same excuse Germany used in the beginning too...

 

[sheepdog697]

Im just happy with have Mattis to help make decisions.

 

[ArmyJerry]

we should be killing the fk outta any Russians that are in a operational combat zone we are engaged in, period. Fk them fks.

 

[Maggot]

we should be killing the fk outta any Russians that are in a operational combat zone we are engaged in, period. Fk them fks.

Aw com'on AJ tell us how ya really feel about it....