US Will Fight Russia Over Global Order

Date: 25 November 2015 - 19:57

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TEHRAN (Press TV) - The recent downing of a Russian warplane by NATO-member Turkey underscores that the US and its Western allies are committed to a military conflict against Russia to maintain their world domination and "global order,” an American analyst says.
The downing of the Russian fighter jet by Turkish warplanes was likely carried out with the authorization of NATO and Washington, said Mark Glenn, co-founder of the Crescent and Cross Solidarity Movement.
The provocative incident may escalate to an "international crisis” and lead to a war with Moscow, Glenn said in an interview with Press TV on Wednesday.
"The United States and the West are completely willing to commit themselves right now to a war with the Russians and it’s not just over Syria, but it’s really over what we would call the global order,” he added.
Some American officials are "drunk with power” and believe they have a "messianic” mission to impose their will on countries across the globe, Glenn noted.
On Tuesday, NATO member Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet near the border with Syria, claiming the aircraft had repeatedly violated its air space.
The United States believes the Russian warplane entered Turkish airspace for only several seconds.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the jet had been attacked when it was 1 kilometer (0.6 m) inside Syria.
Putin warned of "serious consequences" and said the downing of the Russian plane was a "stab in the back” administered by "the accomplices of terrorists."
Russia has been conducting airstrikes on Daesh positions at the request of the Syrian government since September 30.
Syria has been gripped by deadly violence since March 2011. The United States and its regional allies - especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey - have been supporting the militants operating inside Syria since the beginning of the crisis.