Israel to present findings in Moscow over downing of Russian plane

More countries are taking out Russian jets?

I don't trust Israel nor do I trust Russia. Nor the US, Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, nor any other country involved militarily in Syria, nor any other 'religious' group involved militarily in Syria. Or involved militarily in Iraq, Yemen and elsewhere for that matter.

The Israelis were reckless and unprofessional, and these types of actions are expressly forbidden in the Geneva convention.

Please post the germane part of the 'Geneva Convention' that says this. Why you and your various iterations are allowed to flame and post false info says a lot about the regard JT has for truth.

War is a messy business.

If the Syrians weren't trying to kill their own people, this wouldn't be happening. Same if Hezbollah and Iran weren't trying to get their fingers into the pot.

Israel will show up with radar plots, timelines, and it will be clear that Syria shot down the Russian planes. Israel has an extremely professional air force. A screw up to be certain.

Syrians seem to be the problem. Who trained them?

The Syrians are often late in getting their shots off. After the US, French, and British missile strikes on Syria in April, Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie of the Joint Staff said that most of the Syrians' anti-aircraft missile launches "occurred after our strike was over" and followed ballistic trajectories—essentially firing wild into the sky.

There is a pattern.

Why wouldn't a Russian electronic intelligence and radar reconnaissance aircraft know everything happening in the area?

War isn't about playing "fair." If you are trying to play fair, then you are doing it wrong. Lying, tricking, hiding are part of modern warfare. Russia definitely knows this, based on the social media of their people around the world.

Even if they're going after Israeli jets, it was stupid of Syria to fire seeker missiles when there's a chance they could hit their ally

It's like trying to fire a gun to hit a robber at home, knowing your wife is around the area - you still don't do it because you don't want to take a fatal chance

(If Syria didn't know, then there's a serious breakdown in ally communications)

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Israel was not responsible for the downing of a Russian military aircraft during a strike on Syria Monday night. "It looks like a chain of tragic circumstances, because the Israeli plane didn't shoot down our jet," he said.

Putin's comments were a shift in tone after Russia accused Israel earlier of a "hostile provocation" in striking the Syrian port city of Latakia, which led to the downing of a Russian military plane with 15 servicemen on board. 

When asked about comparisons to Turkey's downing of a Russian aircraft in 2015, Putin said: "This is a different situation. The Turkish fighter jet knowingly downed our plane."

Putin is giving Israel a free hand against Iran in Syria. But he may soon have to pick a side