Turkey shot down russian jet

[PCinSD]

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[Jazzman]

Historical Persepctive:

Russia and Turkey have been at it for centuries: Crimean War, The Russian-Turkish War, WWI, control over the Bosphorus (more latterly Crimea), the Kurd factor, current split of alliance (Assad vs Arab states).
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/a-long-history-of-tension-underlies-turkeys-downing-of-russian-jet-a6747516.html

Personality Cults:

Two nutters (Putin and Erdojan) in the middle of a complex regional conflict is a recipe for disaster. How is it that people like this so easily find their way into power able to do what they want while f**king it up for the rest of us.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/26/russia-turkey-jet-mark-galeotti

[scaredyclassic]

It’s just a theory, but there’s probably a strong link between climate change and the war in syria.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/03/150302-syria-war-climate-change-drought/

The whole world is probably running on the edge of capacity with little room for error. A few quick changes and I doubt we can adapt. What if the extra Syrian refugees in retrospect seem like a drop in the bucket.

Wwiii

[paramount]

[quote=scaredyclassic][quote=paramount]This shoot-down could easily be an arch duke type incident.

College kids should worry less about safe spaces and worry more about WW3.[/quote]

Kind of silly to worry about something we can’t control. The time to act was when bush Cheney set the end of the wold in motion. But there was nothing that could’ve been done then either.[/quote]

I wouldn’t underestimate the power of the people.

[scaredyclassic]

The people are sheep.

[Jazzman]

[quote=scaredyclassic]The people are sheep.[/quote]
Is that being a little unkind to our little wooly friends.

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