Alexander Mercouris — Here Is Why Erdogan's Ambush of Russian Jet Was a Massive Blunder

In shooting down the Russian SU24 Turkey’s President Erdogan has blundered badly.

He has caused the Russians to reinforce in Syria and is feeding Western doubts about him.

He has exposed himself to his Western allies as a dangerous and unpredictable ally.

Assumes the incident was not previously cleared with Washington.

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Here Is Why Erdogan's Ambush of Russian Jet Was a Massive Blunder
Alexander Mercouris