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Obama: Turkey has the right to defend itself and its airspace
CNN ^ | 11/24/15 | Kevin Liptak

Posted on 11/24/2015 10:43:29 AM PST by jimbo123

Turkey's downing of a Russian fighter plane shouldn't lead to further 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 an "ongoing problem."

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To: sheik yerbouty
IMHO, 0vomit is help bent on starting WW 3 in earnest..

Obama hates our country - you might be right.

21 posted on 11/24/2015 10:56:05 AM PST by GOPJ (Bill Clinton needs to apologize for the rape of Juanita Broaddrick. Hillary needs to apologize too.)
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To: Autonomous User

Please. Obama is an idiot, but even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes. You think Reagan would have said anything differently ?


22 posted on 11/24/2015 10:56:59 AM PST by bigdaddy45
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To: Cowboy Bob

Interesting comment because I’m sure Putin has the DIRT on Obama, let alone all the contents of Hillary’s private server.


23 posted on 11/24/2015 10:57:02 AM PST by CivilWarBrewing
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To: bigdaddy45

You mean like Turkey defended us during the Iraq War?


24 posted on 11/24/2015 10:58:17 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: John W

Doesn’t matter. He said what he said. Think Reagan would have said something different?


25 posted on 11/24/2015 10:58:24 AM PST by bigdaddy45
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To: dfwgator

We got attacked during the Gulf War? Do you know how NATO works?


26 posted on 11/24/2015 11:00:15 AM PST by bigdaddy45
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To: bigdaddy45

And Turkey refused us using their airspace. That’s not how an alliance should work now, is it?


27 posted on 11/24/2015 11:01:31 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: bigdaddy45

This ain’t Reagan’s America. The Muzzie leghumper in charge reminds us of this fact everyday.


28 posted on 11/24/2015 11:03:09 AM PST by Autonomous User (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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To: jwalsh07

Yes, even though Obama is very stupid and anti-American, Turkey’s decision is not America’s call.


29 posted on 11/24/2015 11:04:46 AM PST by palmer (Net "neutrality" = Obama turning the internet over to foreign enemies)
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To: dfwgator

I have no idea but I sincerely doubt that Russia sirs by silently as armed NATO planes cruise over Russia. You have a problem with borders and self defense?


30 posted on 11/24/2015 11:05:39 AM PST by jwalsh07 (.)
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To: DesertRhino

“Does Syria have a right to shoot S300 and 400s at Turkish planes that come in after the Kurds then?”

They can, but these are Americans jets and I seriously doubt these systems will hit our planes.


31 posted on 11/24/2015 11:05:50 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Time for a global crusades. If we do not act, this is only the beginning.)
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To: dfwgator
And Turkey refused us using their airspace. That's not how an alliance should work now, is it?

Not at that time. But this is now. We have a base in Turkey and we are using it.

32 posted on 11/24/2015 11:06:30 AM PST by palmer (Net "neutrality" = Obama turning the internet over to foreign enemies)
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To: bigdaddy45

Treaties and alliances are to be broken with aplomb in the new Amerika.


33 posted on 11/24/2015 11:06:41 AM PST by jwalsh07 (.)
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To: palmer

Sure, because now Turkey and Obama are on the same page.


34 posted on 11/24/2015 11:07:13 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: jwalsh07
"I am not seeing the problem here to be honest. You fly in a states air space after being warned not to you get shot down. Says nothing about the players. Says everything about self defense."


Do you think Putin is not going to retaliate, and retaliate very strongly (with nearly 100% certainty)?

Do you think that if he does, that would be good or bad for the U.S.?

If the U.S. gets involved in defending Turkey from the Russians in the near future, do you think Obama would conduct a successful campaign or war against Putin?

Can you cite one example of any true military success that Obama has overseen in his time in office?

Can you provide any evidence that shows that Obama would be capable of leading the country during a time of massive war, like a nuclear WW III involving many countries?

35 posted on 11/24/2015 11:07:17 AM PST by Heart-Rest ( "Woe to those who call evil good and good evil!" Isaiah 5:20)
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To: Cowboy Bob

I doubt they ever existed. Everything about this azzclown is fake, including his name.


36 posted on 11/24/2015 11:07:22 AM PST by Roger Kaputnik (Just because I'm paranoid doesn't prove that they aren't out to get me.)
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To: bigdaddy45

Erdogan is an Islamist. Turkey F****D UP. Russia made no movement to attack Turkey. I’m with Gen. McInerny on this one. Turkey overreacted.


37 posted on 11/24/2015 11:10:16 AM PST by CivilWarBrewing
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To: dfwgator
It's true they are on the same page. But as long as Turkey is in NATO we are going to have a base there and use it most of the time (the exception being the times they say no). If they turn out to be unreliable enough they should be booted from NATO and ignored.

I certainly wouldn't mind seeing Russia show Turkey a little muscle and gladly let Turkey twist in the wind afterwards. Just for fun.

38 posted on 11/24/2015 11:11:21 AM PST by palmer (Net "neutrality" = Obama turning the internet over to foreign enemies)
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To: Heart-Rest

I heard that the U.S. removed it’s patriot air defense system from Turkey a couple months ago? Why didn’t the SU-24 drop flares and chaff if being followed by F-16’s? They obviously didn’t anticipate such Turkish aggression..


39 posted on 11/24/2015 11:12:16 AM PST by CivilWarBrewing
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To: jimbo123

Is Turkey going to shoot down the French jets if they get to close to the border? When the first tactical nuke goes off will they interrupt Obama from his noonday prayers on his knees on a rug in the oval office facing Mecha?


40 posted on 11/24/2015 11:12:50 AM PST by Mat_Helm
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