World War III Trends on Twitter

[Cali_Democrat]

"World War III" was trending on Twitter Tuesday as the world waited to see how Russia would respond to Turkey shooting down one of its warplanes.

Russian President Vladimir Putin slammed the incident as "stab in the back by terrorist helpers," as NATO held what it described as an "extraordinary meeting" Tuesday afternoon just hours after the incident.

Russia denies its warplane was violating Turkish airspace, while Turkey — a NATO member — said it warned the aircraft 10 times before shooting it down.

Putin said Russia would "never tolerate such atrocities" and called for the international community to "fight this evil."

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/world-war-iii-trends-twitter-putin-decries-turkeys-stab-back-n468881

[KeepItReal]

1. #NotHappening

Russia will not touch Turkey.

Their plane got too close to (or actually flew through) Turkish airspace.

The Turkmen rebels in Syria may and will catch hell from Russia, however, for allegedly shooting at parachuting pilots and taking down that Russian rescue helo with a TOW missile.

[roamer65]

2. I think the Russians will engage Turkish planes bombing Kurdish areas.

The Kurds probably have just gained a powerful ally.