Ankara will have to "defend" itself, the Pentagon has second thoughts: "We pick up our fighters from Turkey"
(Franco Iacch)
17/12/15
http://www.difesaonline.it/mondo-militare/ankara-dovr%C3%A0-difendersi-da-sola-il-pentagono-ci-ripensa-ritiriamo-i-nostri-caccia
The United States will withdraw the twelve fighters from the base at Incirlik, sent last month to protect the airspace from turkish Russian incursions, in the coming hours. And 'what have reported a few hours ago by the Pentagon. This minimizes the decision, saying that the fighters were part of a simple "temporary deployment in Europe".
Said Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis. "I would not want you to read something that is not there. Our ability to hit the Islamic state remains unchanged." It would be worth noting that the US will withdraw in the coming hours hunting only as pure as the F-15C and F-15E, equipped Also for the air-to-air combat.
Beyond the ritual phrases, we know that those fighters were not deployed in Turkey to attack the Islamic state, which does not have any air force, but to protect the air sovereignty of Ankara from Moscow.
Add the European Command "The Incirlik base is still home to twelve A-10 and other UAV platforms. The number of airplanes in the Coalition is likely to increase in the coming months. " In this statement, no comment on the real mission of the F-15. The Russians have never mentioned.
Politically correct? A move that still leaves amazed because for the second time in a few months, the United States shall review their strategies air-air. The announcement of the withdrawal of the fighters came on the sidelines of the visit of US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter who visited Incirlik and spoke with American troops. All F-15 will return in the coming hours in Britain. It 'true, however, that this new move of the United States, leaves room for different interpretations.
They wrote the Pentagon on November 5 last year: "We want to be able to protect the airspace turkish. And 'what we did with the Patriot missiles and that is what we will continue to do with the F-15. We hope that Russia respects the sovereignty of air space turkish. Until not violate there will be problems. We are confident that there will be problems. "
No longer they fulfill the operational requirements after one month, for that move which represented a unique in the foreign missions of the US? The F-15C, in fact, have never been deployed in Afghanistan nor in Iraq. The war in Syria seemed different, considering the Russian interceptors deployed in the region and armed with air-to-air missiles. Or, perhaps, there's more. Although it is true that on one hand the air patrols were held for a month, the American F-15 could not attack the enemy. Or better. They could not defend the airspace turkish because they have never been established rules of engagement. Then, if that were the case, the move to withdraw the F-15 makes sense.
Why be dragged into a war, when the requesting country does not outline the operational protocols? Therefore, the withdrawal of fighters from the pure region, could really make sense. Yet once again come to mind statements by the Pentagon: "The task of the F-15, it will be to stiffen the Turkish air defenses against Russian interference." In a month, the Russian interference appear to be gone. As noted, finally, that the F-15C were sent at a given time, when it was believed that Russia was going to increase the violation of borders Turkey. That deployment took place before the killing of the Russian Su-24 by the Turks and the subsequent entry into service of the line S-400 / S-300.
Russian deployments in Syria have complicated everything. The F-15C Americans have never had a goal. They could only defend themselves if attacked (but in that case it would be a real act of war). United States and Turkey have not established the rules of engagement for American fighters.
In the eyes of the world, however, the US has "withdrawn" for the second time from the Middle East (the first time when the Roosevelt retreated into service in the Persian Gulf for maintenance).
(Photo above: US Air Force)
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And so on.
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