More information has emerged about yesterday's (22/6/12) loss of a Turkish military jet.
Turkey has now confirmed that the F4 Phantom was flown into Syrian airspace at speed and at a low altitude in order to evade Syrian air defences. This was done deliberately to test the integrity of the Syrian military command structure following Thursday's (21/6/12) defection by a Syrian pilot to Jordan. The Syrians responded by doing what any nation would do in the circumstance and shot down the Turkish aircraft. This highlights the fact that any international military intervention in Syria will make last year's little adventure in Libya look simple.
While the joint Turkish/Syrian sea search for the two missing airmen continues the Turkish Prime Minister has said that the incident can't be ignored and promised that whatever is necessary will be done. I would like to second that sentiment because surely it is now time for the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to convene to condemn Turkey's act of unprovoked aggression against Syria.
Before that though I should probably get around to writing up Turkey's entry to the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest but at this rate I'm going to have to do that on the train.
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