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Looks like Putin may achieve the eternal Russian policy goals they have been pursuing for half a millennium- returning Constantinople to the Orthodox faith, and getting a warm water port on the Med.


22 posted on 11/26/2015 7:29:28 AM PST by GenXteacher (You have chosen dishonor to avoid war; you shall have war also.)
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Gallipoli. Don't mess with the Turks.

The Turkish Armed Forces collectively rank as the second largest standing military force in NATO, after the U.S. Armed Forces, with an estimated strength in 2015 of 639,551 military, civilian and paramilitary personnel. Turkey is one of five NATO member states which are part of the nuclear sharing policy of the alliance, together with Belgium, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. A total of 90 B61 nuclear bombs are hosted at the Incirlik Air Base, 40 of which are allocated for use by the Turkish Air Force in case of a nuclear conflict, but their use requires the approval of NATO.

63 posted on 11/26/2015 8:17:56 AM PST by kabar
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That would be quite an accomplishment - and one that I would favor.


75 posted on 11/26/2015 8:33:38 AM PST by aquila48
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