Arminkh
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Well, I do hope things don't escalate any further. In the international field you need to think like a chess player and see what your move will bring the other side to do.That i can agree on. But no mather how much i prefer diplomacy over force, this was inevitable. I just think most people taht condem this are also just plain hypocrits. When we respond passivly we are called "weak" and "cowardly" but when we go in with force, just look at the shitt we are dealing with. This Syrian Civil war should be brought to a swift end, but no sides are ready to compromise sadly.
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I can't see any good coming out from this for Turkey. With Moskova cruiser stationed now off Latakia coast, there is a full featured S-300 missile system there which will definitely limit the future moves that Turkish Air Force can do, would it be to help the Turkmen Rebels or anything else.
From what I see it is always good to play the victim in International affairs. That's how US justified occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan after all. In this case, now Russia can play the victim and justify his firmer grip over Syria's territory and he may have some buy in from your allies too. Turkey should be more subtle in his foreign moves:
German Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel called Turkish actions unpredictable.
“This incident shows for the first time that we are to dealing with an actor who is unpredictable according to statements from various parts of the region – that is not Russia, that is Turkey,” Gabriel said, as cited by DPA news agency. He added that Turkey was playing “a complicated role” in the Syrian conflict.