— Gilbert Doctorow — US Risks Wider War by Downing Syrian Plane

Now it appears that the Pentagon may be sabotaging another possibility of accommodation between Putin and Trump by escalating the U.S. military intervention in Syria at a time when the Syrian government has been consolidating its control over large swaths of Syria. The latest clash also heightens the possibility that Russian air defenses may shoot down a U.S. warplane and push tensions to even a higher level.

Trigger-happy generals.

Consortium News
US Risks Wider War by Downing Syrian Plane

Gilbert Doctorow | European Coordinator of The American Committee for East West Accord Ltd.

Not just the generals.

Oh, and reading the international reports and alternative news, and the US DOD reports and mainstream media, someone is lying.

Reuters
White House says it retains right to self-defense in Syria; Moscow warns Washington

RT
US-led coalition’s downing of Syrian plane ‘act of aggression’ & ‘support for terrorists’ – Moscow

Russia Insider
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