@Viper0011.
If russia had already done that and was doing it again then it means it was inciting for trouble---. They set up a trap and Turkey fell right into it.
So---now the Nato Patriot missiles have been pulled out of Turkey---and Russia brings in S400 into Syria--right next door---. It is also going to bring more troops and assets---so whose failure of strategy it is---.
My call is that Turkey has miserably failed in the arena----. They wanted to keep their lilly white ar-ses nice and clean and away from trouble at a time when they should have jumped in and curbed the terrorists right from the word go----but in waiting and trying to keep their hands clean---they have ended up in a bigger mess than they ever dreamed oof.
This aircraft shooting down was a decision made in anger---in anxiety---and the reason given shows total callousness---.
How many times the russian aircraft have flown inside british coastline---or inside U S coastline---or how many times russian aircraft have buzzed U S navy ships real close---?
You are mixing many things here, that go very separate due to the nature of their origin. Let's dissect one by one:
1) I don't think the Turks fell into a trap. I do agree it was a trap. But, I also can tell you that this was one of those situations that damn if you do, and damn if you don't. In other words, the Russians had been violating Turkey's airspace for a while. And it was becoming a daily thing. This was primarily to irritate NATO like they've been doing around Denmark, Begium, Finland and around Alaska.
But here, you had more than NATO on Russia's mind. These were instructions per Assad probably to irritate Turkey and violate their airspace to show the Russian power. If Turkey act like a servant, then Russia, Assad and Iran win. If Turkey tried to harass airspace violation flights, then Russia would bring in missiles that can pose a threat to Turkish AF inside Turkey. So Tukey had to make a call. In fact, the call made, was beyond the Russian calculation. They actually took down their jet.
Which was a clear message that if you want to fukk with us, you are looking at a serious fight. Russia got it right away and their planes have been following the 10KM buffer rules. This isn't a Russian plane down. This is Turks telling Russia, if you come in our neighborhood and tried to be the Don, it won't be without a tough fight. So lets be prepared. The message was understood very well. In fact, all other messages would've been taken with lower intensity.
2) The US Coastline issue with the Russian jets, or fly overs at the USN, are ALL peacetime activities. During Combat Ready scenario, no hostile jet enters a three hundred mile radius around the CBG. Let alone violating airspace. Anything or everything is taken out from 300 or more miles away. Standard operating procedures.
This here is a war like situation and you'll see these issues popping up. Didn't Russian Mig-29's locked onto Turkish jets a couple of months ago? And harassed them for four minutes? So all that patience had to come out in a strong message and it happened.
Will the PAF let IA's MKI troll close to Islamabad or Lahore for ten minutes?