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Syria/Turkey conflict impact russia's next steps? (turkey downs syria war plane)
Posted on 3/23/14 at 7:49 pm
Posted on 3/23/14 at 7:49 pm
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With Turkey being a NATO member, this could get ugly fast if Syria and Turkey start a more active campaign against one another.
With Turkey being a NATO member, this could get ugly fast if Syria and Turkey start a more active campaign against one another.
Posted on 3/23/14 at 7:51 pm to C
Turkey shot down a helicopter a few months ago. Syria wants nothing to do with dicking with Turkey. Turkish Air Force would make short order of the Syrian Antique MIGs.
Posted on 3/23/14 at 7:58 pm to C
Note to Syria: don't cross Turkey's redline.
Posted on 3/23/14 at 8:06 pm to C
Shouldn't have flown into their airspace. Nothing will come of this..Syria doesn't have the power to take on Turkey, and any support from NATO they would get
Posted on 3/23/14 at 8:06 pm to GumboPot
yeah i'm more concerned with Turkey choosing a side in the civil war (maybe they have enough to worry about not stepping into that mess)
Posted on 3/23/14 at 8:09 pm to deltaland
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Shouldn't have flown into their airspace. Nothing will come of this..Syria doesn't have the power to take on Turkey, and any support from NATO they would get
yeah Syria wants no part of turkey. I am WAY MORE CONCERNED about what Russia does in europe than Syria.
Posted on 3/23/14 at 8:10 pm to C
I think the Turks hold the US and EU in extremely low esteem, and their response to Russia in Ukraine has proven those assumptions, (they don't want to screw with the Russians either yet). They probably see an opportunity to do more in Syria with Russia occupied. The real question is, can Russia chew gum and walk at the same time ie: support Syria and consolidate/expand into Ukraine. Where is most of the Black Sea fleet now, in the Eastern Med or Black Sea?
Posted on 3/23/14 at 8:20 pm to C
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yeah i'm more concerned with Turkey choosing a side in the civil war (maybe they have enough to worry about not stepping into that mess)
I agree. This is a major concern.
If Turkey picks to side with Assad (which they won't) the Washington elites will get pissed. Pick the Syrian rebel side and the Christian slaughter continues.
Posted on 3/23/14 at 8:46 pm to GumboPot
Erdogan hates Assad. They won't assist either side IMO.
Posted on 3/23/14 at 9:21 pm to GumboPot
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Note to Syria: don't cross Turkey's redline.
Turkey shot down that plane inside Syria. They also keep shelling Syrian army outposts who are trying to advance and regain control of areas from radicals.
Erdogan, the Sultan, is a dictator and corupt himself. He just banned twitter in turkey. Turkey looking for anything to justify its interference , start a war with Assad, and have radicals take over...in the end, its all connected to the situation in Russia and Iran
Posted on 3/23/14 at 9:25 pm to Northwestern tiger
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Turkey shot down that plane inside Syria.
Link?
Posted on 3/23/14 at 9:28 pm to Northwestern tiger
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in the end, its all connected to the situation in Russia and Iran
And that connection is?
A turf war? That is, a war for eastern European countries to sell natural gas to?
Posted on 3/23/14 at 9:30 pm to GumboPot
yes a turf war in the mid east between the Russian axis and the west
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