THE UKRAINIAN CRISIS AND A SHOT DOWN SYRIAN FIGHTER?

Had a great question asked of me today.

Does the Ukrainian crisis have any link to the downing of the Syrian jet?

I had to think about it for a few minutes before I realized it was a great question.

Has the theory of applying pressure to the Tsar somewhere other than in the Ukraine come into play?

Does tension in one area of the world lead to tension in other locations?

Actually, my opinion is the answer is probably twofold.

1.  Yes; others are often embolden to take actions they may not typcally take when they believe the rest of the world is "distracted".

2.  Erdogan truly needs a "distraction"!

If you have followed my post for the past few years, you know my opinion of the man I call Egodan!

Things have not been going well for him over the past year and the decay of his support along with the increased cunningness of his adversaries has made life difficult at best.

This weeks disastrous comments about TWITER and other social media networks were not just irrational, but they were amazingly stupid!

As I was reading Egodan's comments about the Syrian fighter event, I was stunned to see his comment about "flying over his land".

" His land".... Not the Turkish people's land....not the airspace of his nation, but "his land"!

Did Egodan decide that his train wreck of a week need an immediate distraction?

My bet is he did.

Has the crisis in the Ukraine given people like Egodan the perception wild actions can be taken when the world seems distracted by lost jetliners and Europe Bear Watching?

Yep...

What is really dangerous is the fact that Egodan is most likely not the only two-bit Thug who is now more tempted than ever to leverage a distracted world.. Insert... Hezbollah here!

Again; shy of the Tsar not launching another "rescue mission" in the Ukraine, I will be following one of my favorite topics for the next two days or so.... The so called... Arab League!!!!

What a Circus this meeting is going to be!