CNN Erin Burnett OutFront November 25, 2015 00:35:00
Of nato shoots a plane out of the sky? is that protocol? it seems shocking. >> it's not protocol. the issue is the attitude of the aircraft, what that aircraft is trying to do is what's paramount. obviously, the turkish f-16, u.s.-built f-16 had a position and had an attitude on that aircraft that it was able to pick it up, paint it, identify it as something other than a friendly aircraft. there are additional steps you can go through before you would engage to shoot to kill. in a situation like this where you see an aircraft, warning shots are not to be used almost at all. it's part of the pr...