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"This is more of a harsh words and sanctions kind of thing, and frankly there's not much more of that that we can do in terms of Syria."
On June 23, UK government controlled BBC headlined "Turkish warplane downed by Syria 'may have crossed border,' " saying:
Turkish President Abdullah Gul said its aircraft may have violated Syrian airspace. Doing so isn't unusual for short distances at high speed, he added.
"It is routine for jet fighters to sometimes fly in and out over (other) borders....when you consider their speed over the sea," he claimed."These are not ill-intentioned things but happen beyond control due to the jets' speed."
Unexplained was that it's one thing for peaceful neighbors occasionally to violate each other's airspace without authorization.
No harm, no foul.
It's quite another given months of intense violence in Syria and Turkey's direct role.
Moreover, violating another country's airspace by trying to avoid its defensive capabilities at low altitude shows clear hostile intent.
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