Posted on 06/29/2015 7:44:10 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Turkey has sent shock waves through the Middle East by preparing plans to send troops into Syria for the first time, turning the civil war into an international conflict on Europe’s borders. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has authorised a change in the rules of engagement agreed by the Turkish parliament to allow the army to strike at Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil), as well as the Assad regime, according to local newspapers.
The aim is to establish a buffer zone for refugees and against Isil, but Mr Erdogan has also suggested that the main target of the intervention, if it goes ahead, will be to prevent the emergence of a Kurdish state on Turkey’s doorstep.
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Soon an Iran/Turkey proxy war..?
Hmmm.
Sounds like they intend to hinder our allies and likely attack them.
This is aimed right at the Kurds.
Why not invade Greece? Perfect timing.
Bingo
Yup. The only reliable large group of people in Iraq or Syria.
Obama, Hillary, Kerry all have done such a good job.
Will Turkey invoke NATO once Syria/ISIS counterattacks them?
Looks like Erdogan is fixing to be an Iranian vassal, and therefore a Russian proxy. Somebody should tell NATO. /s
I’ve never knowns of so many countries in wars and conflicts in my lifetime. How did it get so out oh hand? Or does no one fear the United States anymore?
Watch Turkey massacre Kurds, depose Assad, and leave the jihadi scum in charge.
To make the Obamabots happy, they might only install the al-Nursa front instead of ISIS. You know, diet terrorists.
I don’t trust the AKP.
We could have a situation like WWI where a group of countries are allied together, but they each have different enemies and one nations enemy might be another one’s ally. Back then they called in entangling alliances.
Good question. Turkey should never have been included in NATO.
So that makes this a 8 way clusterpuck ? Assad, Rebels, ISIS, Kurds, Israel, Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia. Gee. Wonder where WWIII is breaking out ?
Everyone is calling Obama’s bluff, even though he told them not too. Actually the same DC fools who state taking Saddam out of power caused a mess in Iraq, are trying to take Assad out of power.
Interesting. I wonder if they’re going in alone, as a proxy for NATO (help on the side), or doing it openly as the first step in a larger NATO operation (first the Turks to test the waters, then more nations following.)
Interesting. Thanks for posting.
Turkey appears to be part of the Ezekiel 38 Gog-Magog war, along with Iran, in attacking Israel.
So this could get ... interesting.
We definitely live in interesting times.
Unfortunately.
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