Turkey Responds to Syria Downing of Turkish Fighter on Friday

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Turkey dubs Syria 'a clear threat', vows to retaliate

Turkey branded its former ally Syria "a clear and imminent threat," on Tuesday as its Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan vented his fury over the downing of a Turkish fighter jet.

In his most outspoken criticism of the Damascus regime, Erdogan vowed to retaliate against the "heinous act" and promised a change of military attitude to any Syrian officer approaching the common border.

"The rules of engagement of the Turkish Armed Forces have changed given this new development," Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told parliament following the shooting down of F-4 Phantom jet Friday. The two pilots are still missing.

Any risk posed by Syria on the Turkish border will be "considered a threat and treated as a military target," he said in a jam-packed room of lawmakers who frequently interrupted the address with applause.

Erdogan said his government would retaliate "with determination" and take what he called the "necessary steps by determining the time, place and method by itself".

The prime minister said Turkey's military jet violated the Syrian airspace for a short time and "by mistake" and repeated that it was unarmed, flying solo when it was shot down by Syria "without a single warning."

"We did not receive a single warning, note from Syria (regarding airspace violation)...They acted without warning. This is a hostile act," Erdogan said.

http://news.yahoo.com/turkey-respond-violation-syria-says-premier-101609103.html

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An F-4. That's cute.

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An F-4. That's cute.

last time i saw a turkish f-4 (1996), you could see it 20 miles away from the smoke trail.

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last time i saw a turkish f-4 (1996), you could see it 20 miles away from the smoke trail.

You could probably hear it too. Those flying bricks sure are loud.

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You could probably hear it too. Those flying bricks sure are loud.

Iran should loan them an F14. Speaking of which do you think Iran actually has an airworthy F14 still or are they likely in a barn somewhere?

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You could probably hear it too. Those flying bricks sure are loud.

So were the A-10's. You could hear them before you saw them, and they didn't sound like any other aircraft I heard before.

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Iran should loan them an F14. Speaking of which do you think Iran actually has an airworthy F14 still or are they likely in a barn somewhere?

I bet they do. The Chinese still sell parts on E-Bay.

So were the A-10's. You could hear them before you saw them, and they didn't sound like any other aircraft I heard before.

Now those things can sneak up on you. Low and slow!

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Sink a Syrian aircraft carrier in retaliation. Oh .. wait.... nerver mind.