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Turkey's Erdogan welcomes Western attack on Syria, says operation a message to Assad
REUTERS ^ | April 14, 2018

Posted on 04/15/2018 2:13:23 AM PDT by McGruff

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan welcomed U.S., British and French forces’ airstrikes on Syria, saying that the operation sent a message to Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad.

“With the joint operation by U.S., U.K. and France on Saturday, the Syrian regime received the message that its massacres wouldn’t be left unanswered,” Erdogan told his ruling AK Party supporters in an Istanbul meeting.

“The innocent Syrian people should have been defended long ago,” Erdogan added.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: airstrikes; erdogan; hassannasrallah; hezbollah; iran; kurdistan; lebanon; muslimworld; nevertrumpertrolls; nexttroll; nyuknyuknyuknyuk; receptayyiperdogan; russia; syria; trumpgwot; trumpnato; turkey
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No this is not satire.
1 posted on 04/15/2018 2:13:23 AM PDT by McGruff
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To: McGruff

Ok, so the Swamp, CNN and now Erdogan is all for this bombing...

...I’ve got a bad feeling about this.


2 posted on 04/15/2018 2:15:22 AM PDT by JPJones (More tariffs, less income tax.)
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To: McGruff

Turkey under Erdogan should be kicked out of NATO.
Turkey under Erdogan is a solid ally in NATO.
Turkey under Erdogan encouraged then crushed his own revolt.
Turkey under Erdogan condemns Islamic terror.
Turkey under Erdogan supports Islamic terror.
Turkey under Erdogan was an ally of Israel.
Turkey under Erdogan attacked Israel.
Turkey under Erdogan wants the Syrian Civil War to stop.
Turkey under Erdogan invaded Northern Syria.
Turkey under Erdogan supports Bashir Assad.
Turkey under Erdogan wants to topple Bashir Assad.
Turkey under Erdogan supports Putin.
Turkey under Erdogan shoots down Russian planes.

We are dealing with a slime ball Turkish leader who is playing everyone off against everyone - he needs to go one way or the other.


3 posted on 04/15/2018 2:26:35 AM PDT by Netz ( and looking for a way ti IMPROVE mankind.)
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To: JPJones

I know ...CNN was pretty friendly to trump this evening.


4 posted on 04/15/2018 2:31:31 AM PDT by toddausauras (Trump 2016)
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To: McGruff
If Erdogan approves, that means Trump has totally screwed up.
5 posted on 04/15/2018 2:37:42 AM PDT by zeestephen
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To: McGruff

Yeah, God’s on our side. And Edrogen’s. (sarcasm) NATO expansion into northern Africa, the Mideast, and further into Eastern Europe is not something that’s in the interest of us little folk.


6 posted on 04/15/2018 3:01:46 AM PDT by grania (President Trump, stop believing the Masters of War!)
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To: McGruff

Erdogan is no friend of the US.

Turkey should no longer be a NATO member.

In any list of worthies for the title “anti-Christ” Erdogan’s name will show up.


7 posted on 04/15/2018 3:51:49 AM PDT by Bobalu (12 diet Cokes and a fried chicken...)
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The Three Amigos

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, Russia's Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan meet in Sochi, Russia November 22, 2017. (photo credit: SPUTNIK/MIKHAIL METZEL/KREMLIN VIA REUTERS)

Column One: Portents of quagmires in Syria

8 posted on 04/15/2018 4:10:05 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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#5: "If Erdogan approves, that means Trump has totally screwed up."

It sure looks that way. Erdogan is the lowest of the low. He is a crazed muslim anitsemite [but aren't they all?] who has called for 57 muslim countries to band togeter to destroy Israel.

He didn't say this years ago. He said it last week.
 

9 posted on 04/15/2018 4:18:08 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (MAGA in the mornin', MAGA in the evenin', MAGA at suppertime . . .)
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To: Netz

Turkey under Erdogan wants to establish the new World Caliphate in Turkey, and not in Damascus. Only reason he got involved at all.

Otherwise, Turkey under Erdogan would be concentrating all their military might to subjugating the Kurds, or even widespread genocide against the Kurdish people.

Then he could concentrate on eliminating the last remaining Christians in Turkey.


10 posted on 04/15/2018 4:18:27 AM PDT by alloysteel (Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first.)
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To: McGruff

Erdogan’s approval of the attack is almost as insulting and revolting as the democrats complementing Ryan and McConnell on their recent Mega-Budget.


11 posted on 04/15/2018 4:23:30 AM PDT by Iron Munro (To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize. -- Voltaire.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Putin’s in a little bit of a jam here. Who’s side is he on. Assad’s or Erdogan’s.


12 posted on 04/15/2018 4:29:59 AM PDT by McGruff (So when do we bring our troops home?)
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Putin’s in a little bit of a jam here.
Now you're makin' sense. :^)

He's marmalade in his own tank treads.
Who’s side is he on. Assad’s or Erdogan’s.
He's on his own side. When Zero had Lurch do the Iran surrender deal, Putin jumped right on into Syria. Iran, which had been in a deteriorating situation for years by then, having lost half of Hezbollah and resorting to press-ganging Afghan refugees as conscripts for the Syrian war. The mullahs lost no time in pulling out most of their troops, waving goodbye and laughing. Nasrallah made his crazy speech about how they'd never stop, if they had to martyr half of Hezbollah.

This US/UK/French raid has left Putin even MORE stuck than he was before, with no way out that leaves him and his gangland territory without a shred of credibility. What's his out plan now? He can't leave now, even if he'd been waiting for some kind of distraction for the world to watch while he pulled out.

Assad is a cipher, or maybe just everyone's prison bitch.

And Erdogan's in his best position in years, and if he desires to take it, can separate from the other amigos -- the three of them are in reality enemies joined in an alliance of convenience -- and return to the NATO fold, if he desires (I don't think he's smart enought to take that one). He also has made this statement, which calls attention to the fact that, whether we prefer them or not (I do), the Kurds' independence drive has an impact on Syria to at least as great an extent as some Turkish incursions. If Assad didn't have to worry about getting capped by his "allies", he'd fly to Ankara and work out a deal with Erdogan, and Erdogan would indeed take it.

13 posted on 04/15/2018 4:56:34 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: McGruff

Listening to Erdogan talk about protecting innocent Syrians is like listening to Stormy talk about protecting her virginity


14 posted on 04/15/2018 5:04:34 AM PDT by silverleaf (A man who kneels for the national anthem doesn't stand for much of anything)
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To: JPJones

All that gets done when Syria gets bombed is that the jihadists backed by Saudi Arabia and Gulf Arabs including Turkey’s friend Qatar are helped.

The US-Saudi Arabia relationship dictates today’s Syria policy like it did the war in Iraq in 2003.

Truth about chemical attacks today or “WMD’s” back then never mattered.

Saudi Arabia’s money mattered more to an economically weakened USA.


15 posted on 04/15/2018 5:39:06 AM PDT by Nextrush (Freedom is everybody's business: Remember Pastor Niemoller)
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To: McGruff
No, this is not satire.

PUTIN HELPS ERDOGAN BUILD NUCLEAR PLANT IN TURKEY

Are the Putinistas swarming this website posting constant bs liars like the Russian state media is?

16 posted on 04/15/2018 6:09:51 AM PDT by BeadCounter
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To: Nextrush
So, a Syria expert Nextrush speaks and knows, everyone against the genocidal creep Assad is a jihadists working for Saudi Arabia, these people swarming with this propaganda bs are something else. If you don't like Trump's actions, maybe you should go to the DU.

Then, why are Russia and Saudi Arabia investing in each other? Doesn't your idol Putin know this?

17 posted on 04/15/2018 6:14:59 AM PDT by BeadCounter
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

I’m not aware of where Turkey has attacked Israel, Israel is bombing Syria continuously, bombed their nuclear facilities like they bombed Saddam’s facilities.

Iran and Syria have been supplying Hezbollah and Hamas for 40 years in some cases. Syria is a designated terror sponsor since 1979.

Syria also, has killed countless Christians in Lebanon, including their leaders.


18 posted on 04/15/2018 6:17:31 AM PDT by BeadCounter
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To: BeadCounter

So does this make Trump the same as Putin in your mind?

19 posted on 04/15/2018 6:45:57 AM PDT by McGruff (So when do we bring our troops home?)
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To: SunkenCiv
These two look pretty cozy...


20 posted on 04/15/2018 6:55:14 AM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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