Posted on 10/27/2009 8:59:45 PM PDT by Mount Athos
I mean they do know where Turkey is... and the importance of the gateway to the east. ....oh and that the major conflicts between east and west have all crossed thru Turkey and the fact that Europe, Asia and Africa have access through Turkey. That huge pipelines from Caucasia/Mideast to the west goes through Turkey...
Oh, I can't wait for Obama to get wee-weed up and do some of that "Hard Diplomacy" he talked about...hahahahahaha.. this is going to be a real rough 3 years for the douche bag in chief.
The last line in the article says it all...
We are headed for dangerous times and the west is not paying attention.
I can tell you this. You don’t want the Turks as enemies. Their soldiers are ferocious fighters... Ferocious...
I have heard something to the effect of Turkey dropping out of NATO, along with a few other nations.
I don’t really believe that will happen because we still have nukes stored there.
When my Dad's unit was nearly overrun in Korea, low on everything (they had policed up every round they could from their own dead), and facing another wave assault of ChiCom troops, it was the Turkish Brigade that saved them from being overrun.
I owe my presence on the planet to those troops, according to my father who had nothing but good to say about them.
There has been no mention of Aviano closing. B-61 nukes are still stored there too.
31st Fighter Wing is stationed there at Aviano
No Problem. Information about nuclear war and its delivery systems is my business.
I’ve been paying a lot of attention to Turkey prophetically too. Everything is getting very hot over there isn’t it? And then we have Bibi, doing his best to bat off the vultures.
Then there’s this to consider...
Excerpts from Barack Obama’s April 6, 2009 Speech to the Turkish Parliament:
(snip)”...We should build on our Clean Technology Fund to leverage efficiency and renewable energy investments in Turkey. And to power markets in Turkey and Europe, the United States will continue to support your central role as an East-West corridor for oil and natural gas.”
(snip)”I know there have been difficulties these last few years. I know that the trust that binds the United States and Turkey has been strained, and I know that strain is shared in many places where the Muslim faith is practiced. So let me say this as clearly as I can: The United States is not, and will never be, at war with Islam. (Applause.) In fact, our partnership with the Muslim world is critical...”
(snip)”We seek broader engagement based upon mutual interest and mutual respect. We will listen carefully, we will bridge misunderstanding, and we will seek common ground. We will be respectful even when we do not agree. We will convey our deep appreciation for the Islamic faith, which has done so much over the centuries to shape the world — including in my own country. The United States has been enriched by Muslim Americans. Many other Americans have Muslims in their families or have lived in a Muslim-majority country —I know, because I am one of them. (Applause.)”
(snip)”...In the months ahead, I will present specific programs to advance these goals.”
~~Barack Obama
http://middleeast.about.com/od/usmideastpolicy/a/me090406_2.htm
I remember the days when Whiteman AFB housed Minuteman missiles.
The Turks can kick us out, which would force us to relocate the operations from Incirlrlik airbase to either Iraq or Israel (Preferably Israel)...
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