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at least three times as tension heats up in the skies over syria. one pentagon official said the first time it happened, we thought the russians got lucky. then it happened two more times. on at least one occasion, a u.s.-manned aircraft flying over syria had to be rerouted to avoid a russian fighter jet. it s largely reactive. the cruise missile strike marks the first time that the russians have targeted isis-controlled territory. u.s. officials have repeatedly criticized the russian military for lying about their intentions, arguing that the russians are merely killing the u.s.-backed opposition who are fighting assad. today in italy, defense secretary ash carter criticized the russian escalation. we believe russia has the wrong strategy. they continue to hit targets that are not isil. we believe this is a fundamental mistake. despite what the russians say, we have not agreed to cooperate with russian.

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