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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
I doubt they shot down any. But even the claimed number is low, 7-10
Syria is saying they shot down 13, which is certainly not true.
edited 13th Apr '18 7:40:37 PM by megaeliz
r/thedonald is also filled with Kremlin Propaganda trolls.
I haven't seen this much coordinated activity by Kremlin Bots on twitter
in for a while, probably not since #ReleaseTheMemo
edited 13th Apr '18 8:57:34 PM by megaeliz

No. It's not. It's an issue where, if the Americans give them enough provocation, they might be prepared to start a localized war. But that's not World War III.
Russian troops are not going to invade Eastern Europe or Alaska because America bombed a Syrian airbase. Putin isn't going to up and nuke Washington because he wants a warm water port.
If this situation goes badly, you could see direct conflict between America and Russia on the ground and in the air in Syria. Which would not be a good thing. But it would not be World War III either.