erynthered Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 Not good. http://www.timesofisrael.com/turkey-mobilizes-troops-to-syrian-border/ http://ca.news.yahoo.com/turkey-respond-violation-syria-says-premier-101609103.html http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/26/syria-crisis-idUSL6E8HQBBR20120626 "Our rational response should not be perceived as weakness, our mild manners do not mean we are a tame lamb," he told a meeting of his parliamentary party. "Everybody should know that Turkey's wrath is just as strong and devastating as its friendship is valuable."
IDBillzFan Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 Obama is on the phone with France right now to find out what he should do.
erynthered Posted June 26, 2012 Author Posted June 26, 2012 Obama is on the phone with France right now to find out what he should do. HA!! Yeah, no shiit.
DC Tom Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 "Our rational response should not be perceived as weakness, our mild manners do not mean we are a tame lamb," he told a meeting of his parliamentary party. "Everybody should know that Turkey's wrath is just as strong and devastating as its friendship is valuable." Yeah, okay... This isn't the time of Suleiman invading Austria...you've fought three wars in the past century, lost two of them, and one of those was to the frickin' Bulgarians.
Buff_bills4ever Posted June 27, 2012 Posted June 27, 2012 Yeah, okay... This isn't the time of Suleiman invading Austria...you've fought three wars in the past century, lost two of them, and one of those was to the frickin' Bulgarians. Hey now! They were sort of a power player in the Great War kinda!
erynthered Posted June 27, 2012 Author Posted June 27, 2012 (edited) Yeah, okay... This isn't the time of Suleiman invading Austria...you've fought three wars in the past century, lost two of them, and one of those was to the frickin' Bulgarians. Hey 1 out of 3 aint bad. Thats batting 333. Shiit, that'll get you into the HOF. Hell the US is 1 out of 5 recently. Talk about weak............ Edited June 27, 2012 by erynthered
erynthered Posted June 27, 2012 Author Posted June 27, 2012 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/world/middleeast/turkey-seeks-nato-backing-in-syria-dispute.html?_r=1&hp
ieatcrayonz Posted June 27, 2012 Posted June 27, 2012 Every kid in the world knows that it is inevitable that Hungry will one day attack Turkey. This will leave them open. I hope it doesn't get out of control.
3rdnlng Posted June 27, 2012 Posted June 27, 2012 Every kid in the world knows that it is inevitable that Hungry will one day attack Turkey. This will leave them open. I hope it doesn't get out of control. Chilli will be next on the list.
Joe Miner Posted June 27, 2012 Posted June 27, 2012 "Everybody should know that Turkey's wrath is just as strong and devastating as its friendship is valuable." Gobble Gobble mother!@#$ers
Koko78 Posted June 27, 2012 Posted June 27, 2012 Interesting. I wonder if this is going to be used as a backdoor around China and Russia's veto. If the Turks and NATO do invoke Article 5, there is no need for UN approval to go after Assad. NATO can only hold off for so long if the Turks are attacked again, before losing legitimacy with its members. I doubt the smaller countries are going to stick around long if NATO's policy becomes 'you are obligated to defend the big boys, but they don't have to defend you'.
DC Tom Posted June 27, 2012 Posted June 27, 2012 Interesting. I wonder if this is going to be used as a backdoor around China and Russia's veto. If the Turks and NATO do invoke Article 5, there is no need for UN approval to go after Assad. NATO can only hold off for so long if the Turks are attacked again, before losing legitimacy with its members. I doubt the smaller countries are going to stick around long if NATO's policy becomes 'you are obligated to defend the big boys, but they don't have to defend you'. The Turks WEREN'T ATTACKED. Their plane flew into Syrian airspace, and was shot down. Likely as not Turkey is using this as and excuse, and Syria's internal instability, as an excuse to escalate their war against the Kurds into northern Syria.
Koko78 Posted June 27, 2012 Posted June 27, 2012 The Turks WEREN'T ATTACKED. Their plane flew into Syrian airspace, and was shot down. Since when in the history of mankind has a minor distinction like that ever mattered? However, more to Turkey's point: the plane was shot down over international waters - not in Syrian airspace. Though I will say that none of the articles I saw really specify the scope of the Turkish pilot's transgression, other than it was a 'minor' 'accidental' violation of Syrian airspace. That could range anywhere from a few seconds of being in Syrian airspace to minutes or hours before being caught.
erynthered Posted June 27, 2012 Author Posted June 27, 2012 Um, we may have made a mistake. http://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-may-have-confused-turkish-jet-for-israeli-one-syrian-minister-explains/
truth on hold Posted July 3, 2012 Posted July 3, 2012 (edited) Not good. http://www.timesofisrael.com/turkey-mobilizes-troops-to-syrian-border/ http://ca.news.yahoo.com/turkey-respond-violation-syria-says-premier-101609103.html http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/26/syria-crisis-idUSL6E8HQBBR20120626 "Our rational response should not be perceived as weakness, our mild manners do not mean we are a tame lamb," he told a meeting of his parliamentary party. "Everybody should know that Turkey's wrath is just as strong and devastating as its friendship is valuable." They wont do anything. This is just tough talk trying to make up for the Israelis slaughtering 9 Turkish peace activists a couple years ago and them doing nothing about it. Edited July 3, 2012 by Joe_the_6_pack
meazza Posted July 3, 2012 Posted July 3, 2012 They wont do anything. This is just tough talk trying to make up for the Israelis slaughtering 9 Turkish peace activists a couple years ago and them doing nothing about it. Slaughtering? Exaggerate much?
Cinga Posted July 3, 2012 Posted July 3, 2012 Um, we may have made a mistake. http://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-may-have-confused-turkish-jet-for-israeli-one-syrian-minister-explains/ wow.... Turkey is still flying F-4s??? I thought the last of them were in museums by now??
KD in CA Posted July 3, 2012 Posted July 3, 2012 They wont do anything. This is just tough talk trying to make up for the Israelis slaughtering 9 Turkish peace activists a couple years ago and them doing nothing about it. Are you referring to those terrorists who were thwarted attempting to attack Israel from the sea?
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