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Kremlin presses Turkey for access to US airbase
The Times UK ^ | 19 August 2016 | Hannah Lucinda Smith, Istanbul | Marc Bennetts, Moscow |Michael Evans

Posted on 08/19/2016 7:48:04 PM PDT by amorphous

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 65 miles from the Syrian border, is used by Nato and has about 50 US nuclear warheads stored on site. A senior Russian politician said that allowing Russian jets and bombers to use it would be a logical continuation of President Erdogan’s efforts to rebuild Turkey’s relations with the Kremlin.

“It just remains to come to an agreement with Erdogan that we get the Nato base Incirlik as [our] primary…

(Excerpt) Read more at thetimes.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Russia; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 201608; 201609; bhorussia; incirlik; inkirlik; isis; nato; natobase; putin; russia; russiaturkey; turkey; usaf; usairbase; warheads
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Who didn't see this coming...
1 posted on 08/19/2016 7:48:04 PM PDT by amorphous
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To: amorphous

FUBO


2 posted on 08/19/2016 7:50:29 PM PDT by Paladin2 (auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....I aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
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To: amorphous

Our friends the Turks....

My guess is Turkey will be leaving NATO soon.

Then compound this with IRAN letting Russian bombers take off from Iran.

Say bye bye to Saudi’s proxy army ISIS.


3 posted on 08/19/2016 7:52:47 PM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: amorphous
More from a news article posted at on the 16th from Sputnik news on the 16th:

Turkey could provide its Incirlik airbase for the Russian Aerospace Forces jets in the anti-terrorist campaign in Syria, member of Russia’s upper house of parliament Igor Morozov said Tuesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – He clarified that the decision could be taken based on similar agreements made with Syria on the use of the Hmeymim facility and the latest use of the Hamadan airfield in western Iran to carry out airstrikes against terrorist groups in Syria.

"Turkey can provide the Incirlik base to the Russian Aerospace Forces for its use in counterterrorism operations [in Syria]. This can become a logical continuation of Turkish President [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan’s step toward Russia," Morozov told RIA Novosti.

Senator Viktor Ozerov, member of Russia's Federation Council Defense and Security Committee, did not rule out that Ankara could offer the use of its air base after Erdogan’s reconciliatory visit to St. Petersburg last week, where he affirmed support for Russia’s anti-terrorist mission in Syria.

"It is not guaranteed that Russia needs Incrilik, but such a decision can be regarded as Turkey's real readiness to cooperate with Russia in the fight against terrorism in Syria, and not just pay lip service," Ozerov stressed.

Incirlik has been in use by the US Air Force in its coalition’s efforts againstDaesh terrorist group since the summer of 2015.

http://sputniknews.com/military/20160816/1044330202/turkey-russia-incirlik.html

4 posted on 08/19/2016 7:53:01 PM PDT by amorphous
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Not seeing the logic of storing nuclear weapons in an Islamic country.


5 posted on 08/19/2016 7:53:19 PM PDT by Behind the Blue Wall
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To: amorphous

... should I play a 5 or 6 iron here ? ...


6 posted on 08/19/2016 7:54:01 PM PDT by dr_lew
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To: Behind the Blue Wall

That bridge was crossed when Turkey was admitted into NATO. So where are we?


7 posted on 08/19/2016 7:55:48 PM PDT by dr_lew
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To: dr_lew

we are within 20 years of a number of Western European countries being majority Muslim.


8 posted on 08/19/2016 8:02:02 PM PDT by mvonfr
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... should I play a 5 or 6 iron here ? ...

Sir, what don't you understand? Both the Chinese and Russians have have launched a full scale, coordinated, nuclear attack!

We now have less than 15 minutes to get you underground, sir.

9 posted on 08/19/2016 8:02:08 PM PDT by amorphous
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To: Behind the Blue Wall; dr_lew

We’ve been doing it since about 1961 IIRC. They were a lot more secular then.

Bush really screwed up when he didn’t pull them in the wake of Turkey not letting us invade Iraq from there. We knew what level of ally they were, currently, at that point.


10 posted on 08/19/2016 8:02:52 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: amorphous

Will Russia be inviting their BFF Death to America Iran to Incirlik? Now that would be an interesting double date.


11 posted on 08/19/2016 8:04:23 PM PDT by lodi90 (Clear choice for Conservatives now: TRUMP or lose)
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To: amorphous

I though the DOD wanted an anti jihadi partnership. LOL. This is a great troll on their part.


12 posted on 08/19/2016 8:04:49 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up....)
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“...have launched a full scale, coordinated, nuclear attack!
We now have less than 15 minutes to get you underground, sir.”

I never understood the logic of a desperate effort to save our government leaders if a nuclear attack is detected. We need the SPF 10 million sunscreen, and the SOBs who got us there are protected?
If we have an all out nuclear exchange, I think I can make a rather solid argument for a change in national leadership.


13 posted on 08/19/2016 8:08:35 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up....)
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To: amorphous

Did they forget the Russian aircraft the Turks shot down?


14 posted on 08/19/2016 8:12:42 PM PDT by Mark17 (The love of God, how rich and pure, how measureless and strong. It shall forevermore endure.)
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To: amorphous

set self destruct on the nukes and fly away


15 posted on 08/19/2016 8:14:00 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: lodi90

I’m pretty sure that Iran will indeed be part of this new coalition, with Russia as the linchpin.


16 posted on 08/19/2016 8:15:07 PM PDT by amorphous
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To: DesertRhino
I think I can make a rather solid argument for a change in national leadership.

Indeed!

17 posted on 08/19/2016 8:16:29 PM PDT by amorphous
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To: Mark17

That’s all behind them now. Erdogan apologized and arrested the pilots.


18 posted on 08/19/2016 8:18:01 PM PDT by amorphous
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To: lodi90

The Russians are like locusts.


19 posted on 08/19/2016 8:21:14 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: 1rudeboy

Low info types probably don’t know how long we’ve been there or where it is on a map.


20 posted on 08/19/2016 8:42:53 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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