News outlets now reporting the Russian plane couldn’t hear the Turks because radio wouldn’t receive Turks guard frequency. Now US gets to pay for upgrade on Russian radios. Wouldn’t a Walmart cell be cheaper?

More likely pushback by the Iranians for their Russian buddies.

Last sentence proves you don’t have a clue as to what’s actually happening over there.

Please leave your politics out of your postings, they only tarnish your reputation.

Anybody given any thought as to how a tactical nuclear strike against Istanbul might play out?

Depending on launch site and targeting Russian ICBMs hit CONUS targets in 25-35 minutes from launch. Practically Sub launched likely as short as 5-10 minutes, theoretically less than 5 minutes. But why go nuclear? Conventional high explosives would send the same message and less likely retaliation. The calculus of…

My suspicion is that this was not the first such incident. The Turks are smart enough to have warned the Russians repeatedly. The mistake was Putin thought he was dealing with Obama.

That is an interesting point you are making, but you ignore one small thing. ALL Volkswagen’s are poorly made, diesel or not. Their reliability is at best mediocre. Check out Consumer Reports detailed comparisons and information comparing overall operating costs. You’d be better with a Toyota Corolla or Honda by far.…