Posted on 08/19/2016 10:07:11 AM PDT by Navy Patriot
Russia is pressing Turkey for access to a key airbase used by the US as it tries to extend its influence in the Middle East.
The American-built Incirlik base, about 100km from the Syrian border, is used by NATO and has about 50 US tactical nuclear warheads stored on site.
A senior Russian politician said allowing Russian jets and bombers to use it would be a logical continuation of President Recep Tayyip Erdogans efforts to rebuild Turkeys relations with the Kremlin.
It just remains to come to an agreement with Erdogan that we get the NATO base Incirlik as our primary airbase, said Igor Morozov, a member of the Senate committee on international affairs.
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Bargain? We should shoot down any Russian aircraft that tries to land there. And if the situation escalates, so be it.
Erdogan is an Islamist and an enemy of The West. It would be great to see him realign Turkey with Russia and leave NATO. Just the pretext we need to move in and retake the last part of Europe still under Ottoman control. And revert Constantinople back to its original name, as it should be. They can keep Incerlik, we want Thrace.
That would free us to align with the Kurds, one of the few real allies we have in crapland (aka the Mideast)..
Any general would be relieved if he lost two major battles( camps, bases, etc.) Yet, we have a social experiment President who has lost Iraq, Libya, GITMO, etc. Obama is proof that our Congress is bought and paid for. Look at the TPP vote and who bought the Senate. “We damn sure need TRUMP.”
They should give it back to Greece and Italy. That's who the Moslems stole it from.
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