Originally Posted by
Pious Pilot
Why don't Syria just ask Russia to close all Syrian airspace. SA-21 is an awesome bit of kit and may be a prelude to the above happening, not much the US&A can do about Assad asking the Russians to do it. No way have the US&A the balls to attack SA-21/SU-34. Goes without saying the same applies to UK, who just tag along submissively on a bitch collar with their master.
You are just being childish.
Why would the US have to attack the Russians?
The Russians are hardly about to attack the US because Assad asks nicely.
The Russians are not at their cold war height. They are a UK level military now.
They are in no way a relevant competitor to the US military might.