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To: elhombrelibre; drewh
As for the German reference:

German government finds eight alternatives to Incirlik military base in Turkey (DW, 3/29/17)

As for the US situation at Incirlik

Incirlik ensures safe departure of families from Turkey (AF Public Affairs, 4/1/16)

Turkey's power cutoff to Incirlik Air Base a problem for Pentagon - CNN, 7/19/16

Turkey Raises Possibility of Opening Incirlik Air Base to Russia - Military.com 8/23/16

Turkey questions U.S.-led coalition presence at Incirlik air base - Reuters, 1/5/17.

Why Turkey's referendum matters to the U.S. - USA Today, 4/11/17

Bottom line: while this might be fake news (it is Debka, after all), it is fully believable and consistent with available facts. Turkey has always been an issue as far as NATO membership and our operations in the region. You will recall that they initially were going to support operation Desert Storm -- allowing for the opening of a Northern Front -- but then, at the last moment, pulled their permission...and that was over 25 years ago, when there was a fully friendly government in power. With the current maniac, Sultan Erdogan, in power, the US government would be more than foolish to not at least have contingency plans in place to relocate operations immediately if and when needed.

14 posted on 04/12/2017 3:59:41 AM PDT by markomalley (Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
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To: markomalley

Ain’t ‘buyin just yet, but a good thing if true.


32 posted on 04/12/2017 5:36:56 AM PDT by Chauncey Gardiner
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