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Originally Posted by Damien
Has highly questionable judgement stopped them before then?  
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The commander of the Turkishmen is incredibly stupid. What if Turkey respond though? |
If Turkey directly attack Russia, again, Russia can invoke article 51 of the UN Charter, just as France could have when attacked by IS.
Fact is, under the letter of the law, Turkey are the aggressor. Personally I find it astonishing that that nation is within NATO and being considered for the EU, however it can blackmail the EU and has key strategic considerations for NATO.
I strongly suspect Turkey will be told to pack it in. They arbitrarily decided they have a buffer zone 5km into Syria that they claim as their own airspace. They don't have the moral high ground in this one.
Perhaps if the CIA stopped using Turkey to funnel cash and small arms to rebels in Syria that'd help de-escalate things too?