Syria thought Turkish plane was Israeli

 

 

 

Syrian President Bashar Assad is sorry that his forces downed a Turkish plane but added, "I might have been happy if this had been an Israeli plane.”

His comment was made in an interview with the Turkish newspaper  Cumhuriyet Tuesday. After two weeks of silence, Assad said that the June 22 incident was a result of a mistake.

"We learned that it (the plane) belonged to Turkey after shooting it down...” he added.

"The plane was using a corridor which Israeli planes have used three times before. Soldiers shot it down because we did not see it on our radar and because information was not given,” Assad claimed.

 

Bobby Brown notes at facebook:

Mr. Assad, if that jet were Israeli, you would not have downed it.

  

Comments

[Joel]

Freaking morons. The Israelis retired all their F-4 Phantom jets back in 2004. Since then Israel only uses different models of the F-15 and F-16.

[Mannie Sherberg]

"I might have been happy if this had been an Israeli plane." The Arabs are pretty good liars, but this cock-and-bull story is in a class by itself. "Might have been"? There's no "might have been" about it. If it had been an Israeli plane, Assad would've been euphoric, ecstatic, rapturous. There'd be dancing on every Muslim street from Iran to Sudan, and free candy for every Muslim kid. The revelry would've lasted for days. The Syrian screw-up spoiled the fun not just for Assad but for millions of Israel-haters throughout the Middle East. The next thing we know, Assad will be demanding an apology from the Israelis for ruining his celebration.

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