A gasbag, a thug and a former KGB officer: what about the world?

It is not a matter of who is right but why. Two days back Turkey shot down a Russian SU24, allegedly for having crossed into its airspace for 17 seconds. Russians claim that the plane was over Syrian territory when shot down and that it " represents a stab in the back by the terrorists' accomplices ". Turkey has released audio recordings of warnings given to the Russian plane before it was shot down but the surviving pilot of the plane denies that there was any warning. Turkish President, RT Erdogan has admitted that he was angry about Russian bombing of Turkmen rebels, who he sees as brothers, inside Syria, which suggests that Russia is right when it claims that the attack was premeditated. So, what to understand from all this? The Russian plane was not attacking anything inside Turkey. Even if it clipped a tiny knuckle of Turkish territory, bulging into Syria, for 17 seconds there was no reason to shoot the plane down. The Russians did not expect an attack so they did not take any evasive action, release flares or fight back. The pilots were shot at when they were parachuting down, killing one, and a Russian marine in a rescue helicopter was also shot dead by rebels. One pilot was rescued by Russian and Syrian forces. Erdogan is an Islamist dictator who jailed prosecutors investigating corruption by his family. He emasculated the army by bringing false cases against army officers and against supporters of the opposition Gulen movement. He is angry because Russia is bombing ISIS oil installations and delivery trucks. ISIS was selling oil to Turkey, a business controlled by Erdogan's son, Bilal, who is making billions out of smuggling. He obviously feels safe because Turkey is a member of NATO which has promised that any attack on Turkey will invite reprisals. Russia has deployed advanced S-400 anti-aircraft missiles, signaling that anyone shooting at a Russian plane will be shot down. Russia has advised its citizens not to go to Turkey as tourists, a lucrative source of revenue and may supply anti-aircraft missiles to the PKK which is being bombed by Turkish planes. So, why did Erdogan do it? We have to remember that NATO is controlled by the US and Turkish fighter jets are supplied by the US. Surely, it is no coincidence that electricity supply to Crimea, annexed by Russia last year, was cut off when electricity pylons were blown up by unknown criminals. That brings us to Obama, who is being criticised for having no clue on how to stop ISIS. He told the French President, Hollande to keep pushing Russia just after Paris suffered horrific attacks. Obama should know that war is not about enjoying himself, killing innocent civilians with drones, and he should remember that Putin worked in the KGB and has a little more knowledge about how to play a dirty game. He thinks he is being very clever but could end up killing so many that Hitler will be forgotten.