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[–] Somali 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

It didn't stop Turkey from shooting them down this time around.

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[–] DickHertz 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

The Russians didn't try staying out of their airspace this time around or the last few times they violated Turkish airspace.

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[–] Somali ago  (edited ago)

They did, and the Russians confirmed that they never got a warning from Turkey. Turkey went into the Syrian airspace to shoot the plane down and then immediately ran to summon NATO instead of talking to Russia. Even if you buy that the plane crossed into Turkey airspace for five seconds it's quite obvious they were waiting for it rather than reacting defensively.