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So Russia is about to invade Turkey, because a Brit says so. Because you know, Brits are wise when it comes to Turkey, the Black Sea and Crimea.

Turkey is in NATO specifically because it stands in the way of Moscow's drive to have easy access to the Mediterranean. Something historians know, but the ignorati don't. At the time of accession, Turkey was a secular power; it was an easy thing to approve. Things change....Turkey is now led by a virulent Islamist, but that doesn't change Moscow's historical imperative. It will either use force, threats of force, or subversion to gain control of the Bosporus. It's how Moscow does things now, and always has. Witness Ukraine. Look at a map - subvert Moldova, as they are already doing. Then move on to Romania and Bulgaria. All once part of the Soviet satrapy. Bingo! The little finger of Turkey that contains Constantinople and the Bosporus is within artillery range. It's happened before....it can happen again.