Mike Whitney - Turkey Downs Russian Fighter to Draw NATO and US Deeper into Syrian Quagmire

``The Russian-led coalition is closing in on the Syria-Turkish border which will put an end to Erdogan's dream of toppling Assad or continuing to fuel the war with terrorists that are provided a safe haven on Syrian soil. This is why the Su-24 fighter was shot down on Tuesday. It is a desperate attempt to salvage the failed strategy of toppling a secular government and replacing it with friendly Islamic extremists who hew to Erdogan's twisted worldview.''