Is Turkey The Real ISIS?

By Brandon Turbeville

The Syrian crisis has just seen a drastic escalation
in the potential for what could essentially turn into World War 3 with
the Turkish military’s downing of a Russian jet over Syria under the
guise of protecting Turkish airspace.

The Turks have argued that the Russian jet violated Turkish airspace,
a claim which the Russians deny. While some evidence exists suggesting
that the plane was indeed within Turkish airspace (only 9 seconds worth
of traveling time if the coordinates are indeed correct),
the Russian Defense Ministry has stated that “We are looking into the
circumstances of the crash of the Russian jet. The Ministry of Defense
would like to stress that the plane was over the Syrian territory
throughout the flight.” At this point, the Russians are responding with
cool and level heads. But, if the evidence available suggests that the
jet was indeed safely within Syrian air space, it is unclear what
repercussions face the Turks … but there will undoubtedly be
repercussions.