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2014-09-23 Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Israel Shoots Down Syrian MiG Over Golan Heights
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Posted by Steve White 2014-09-23 07:57|| || Front Page|| [1 views ]  Top
 File under: Govt of Syria 

#1 Syrian military source described the shoot-down as an act of aggression Flying into Israeli airspace is an act of aggression.
Posted by JohnQC 2014-09-23 09:24||   2014-09-23 09:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Nice shooting.
Posted by DarthVader 2014-09-23 11:02||   2014-09-23 11:02|| Front Page Top

#3 I don't support Syria in this mess, but some tolerance might be in order. Was the pilot running from an ISIS SAM/Manpad and yes they have them. Or being Syrian got lost or scared shitless by all the crap that got shot or dropped last night. I do recall defectors back in the Cold War who brought their MIG with them. Israel does have very legitimate worries, Syria trying to drag them into this mess is one - to divert ISIS. Still Israel has suffered 1000's rockets so why drop a lone Syrian MIG?
Posted by Chater Creash8965 2014-09-23 17:28||   2014-09-23 17:28|| Front Page Top

#4 The Israeli policy is not to interfere in Syria's raging civil war, but officials have warned that anything that crosses the border will get shot down.

The Israelis do what they say and say what they do. If the pilot was a defector, he woulda/shoulda/coulda given a clear signal.
Posted by Anice Nim 2014-09-23 18:13||   2014-09-23 18:13|| Front Page Top

#5 why would the IDF shoot down a MIG

because to them,

a Red line really is a Red line
Posted by lord garth 2014-09-23 19:27||   2014-09-23 19:27|| Front Page Top

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