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Obama: Turkey Has The Right To Defend Itself And Its Airspace
CNN ^ | November 24, 2015 | By Kevin Liptak

Posted on 11/24/2015 10:57:13 AM PST by Fennie

Washington (CNN) - Turkey's downing of a Russian fighter plane shouldn't lead to futher wartime escalation in the region, President Barack Obama insisted at a press conference Tuesday.

But he maintained Turkey had a right to defend its airspace and charged that Russian air activity near the Turkey-Syria border has been been an "ongoing problem."

(Excerpt) Read more at edition.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; Russia; Syria
KEYWORDS: iran; isis; israel; obama; russia; syria; turkey
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1 posted on 11/24/2015 10:57:13 AM PST by Fennie
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To: Fennie

Obama is supporting ISIS.

F-in-A-Wonderful.


2 posted on 11/24/2015 10:59:47 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Time for a global crusades. If we do not act, this is only the beginning.)
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To: Fennie

I seriously doubt many are paying attention nor care much what this clown says.


3 posted on 11/24/2015 11:00:03 AM PST by skeeter
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Related...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3364509/posts


4 posted on 11/24/2015 11:00:33 AM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (FreeRepublic needs your financial support.)
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To: skeeter

Oh, I think Vlad is listening very closely.


5 posted on 11/24/2015 11:01:06 AM PST by Pietro
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Obama: Turkey Has The Right To Defend Itself And Its Airspace

But we can't defend our own border, huh, Obastardo!

6 posted on 11/24/2015 11:01:47 AM PST by laweeks
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To: EQAndyBuzz

So, if someone steps on someone’s lawn for a moment with no hostile intent, Obama would approve the owner shooting the trespasser dead. Obama...the mental giant.


7 posted on 11/24/2015 11:01:47 AM PST by achilles2000 ("I'll agree to save the whales as long as we can deport the liberals")
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To: Fennie

Is/has Turkey violating Syrian air space? I believe they have been in the past. Obama sure has created a mess. Still a big mess in Libya. Yemen was supposed to be a model of Obama’s success. It is far from it.


8 posted on 11/24/2015 11:03:23 AM PST by Parley Baer
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I’m glad for Turkey. Our POTUS Turkey says he is not interested in winning, therefore, by extension, he is saying we don’t want to defend ourselves.


9 posted on 11/24/2015 11:03:28 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not, no explanation is possible)
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To: Pietro

“...Oh, I think Vlad is listening very closely...”

Yeah, he was probably listening to the joint speech at the White House today. Obama spoke, and said NOTHING as ususal. Again showing his weakness and lack of interest in killing Islamo-fascist terrorist Muslims.


10 posted on 11/24/2015 11:03:35 AM PST by EagleUSA
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“I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.”


11 posted on 11/24/2015 11:03:40 AM PST by dfwgator
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“Turkey has the right to defend its border from an aircraft skimming a disputed mostly unpopulated region, aid and abet the world’s most brutal terrorists, and destroy the borders of the EU with hundreds of thousands of migrants”

Ooops, did someone type that into Erkel’s teleprompter?


12 posted on 11/24/2015 11:04:32 AM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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Clueless.


13 posted on 11/24/2015 11:05:23 AM PST by Timber Rattler ("To hold a pen is to be at war." --Voltaire)
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14 posted on 11/24/2015 11:05:30 AM PST by gwgn02
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Yeah, but it is too late for turkeys to pass the five day waiting period in time for Thanksgiving now. Thanks, Obama!


15 posted on 11/24/2015 11:05:43 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: Parley Baer

In fact the Russian target in Syria may have had Turkish “elements” there in Syria as part of the islamist rebel group


16 posted on 11/24/2015 11:05:51 AM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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"...Turkey had a right to defend its airspace and charged that Russian air activity near the Turkey-Syria border has been been an "ongoing problem." However, Israel does not have a right to defend herself?
17 posted on 11/24/2015 11:06:18 AM PST by yoe
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Somebody needs to ask him if Turkey has the right to murder pilots when they’re in their parachutes.


18 posted on 11/24/2015 11:06:22 AM PST by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: Fennie

A 17 second incursion of a disputed border and Obama claims Turkey gave 10 warnings? What, 1.7 seconds each??


19 posted on 11/24/2015 11:06:38 AM PST by CodeToad (Stupid kills, but not nearly enough!)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

Turkey routinely violates the airspace of Greece.


20 posted on 11/24/2015 11:07:12 AM PST by sunrise_sunset
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