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At least four countries—France, Israel, the United States, and Russia—have flown aircrafts through Syrian airspace in the final two months.
Russia is the most recent member of that club,and its entry raises the stakes for everyone. Neither ally nor officially an opponent, coordination with between the U.
S. coalition and Putin's airforce has lagged.
final week, or the Pentagon said U.
S. aircrafts were forced to change course mid-flight to avoid hitting Russian planes. That was after Russian jets entered Turkish airspace final weekend,putting NATO on tall alert. Turkey is an allied country, and is entitled to the collective protection that the group was formed to provide.
And now Turkey is poised to strike ISIS or P.K.
K. Kurdish terrorist targets in retaliation for two simultaneous bombings in the nation's capital of Ankara that left nearly 100 people dead over the weekend.
Retired Lieutenant General David Deptula served in the U.
S. Air Force for 34 years and is now dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. He explains the risks these overlapping missions pose.
What you'll learn from this segment:Whether we'll see air-to-air combat between U.
S. and Russian planes in the near future.
What the Obama Administration is planning.
Whether it's time for the U.
S. to try something other than airstrikes.
Source: wnyc.org