Bottom line: irrespective of "whose airspace it is", the Russians do not respect us, nor our resolve to stand up to them. Not that I believe it warrants a shoot down... But Putin certainly knows how to make a statement... Especially after the Turkish embarrassment.

The two Russian pilots are yucking it up in their squadron bar and are not buying a single round. There is a gigantic 4' x 8' color glossy photo of the flyby picture plastered in their bar... in their Maintenance squadron,... in their Intel squadron.... and in the "I love me room" in the apartment that each pilot lives in.

They are laughing at us and calling us ****

I'd be doing the same thing if the role was reversed.