How DARE Turkey Strike Syria! I mean HOW DARE THEY!

[GHook93]

They just broke international law by going over the border and striking Syria. I mean Syria hit them with only one mortar attack. BUT HOW DARE THEY SEND TROOPS ACROSS THE BORDER AND ATTACK SYRIA!!! HOW DARE THEY PASS LEGISLATION ALLOWING THEM TO DO MORE OF THIS!!!

Lastly, how DARE they use such disproportionate force in their retaliation! What the hell is wrong with that terrorist regime.

Again it was only one cross-border mortar attack on Turkey, how DARE Turkey defend itself by punishing the entire Syrian people!

Shame on you Turkey!

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[Dissent]

Why ya freaking out? Are you Syrian or something? Jesus Christ.let them handle it.

 

[GHook93]

Why ya freaking out? Are you Syrian or something? Jesus Christ.let them handle it.

You're kind of slow, so don't expect you to understand!

 

[Jarhead]

Why ya freaking out? Are you Syrian or something? Jesus Christ.let them handle it.

huh?

Do you not understand why he posted it the way he did?

Did you truly not see the sarcasm?

Are you not at all aware of the rhetoric out there as it pertains to retaliation for attacks on sovereign soil?

I mean...really?

 

[Dissent]

Ya never know on here....Sorry I didn't catch it...some people really do go crazy over things like this.

 

[Jarhead]

Ya never know on here....Sorry I didn't catch it...some people really do go crazy over things like this.

yes...and he was making fun of them.

 

[WillowTree]

They just broke international law by going over the border and striking Syria. I mean Syria hit them with only one mortar attack. BUT HOW DARE THEY SEND TROOPS ACROSS THE BORDER AND ATTACK SYRIA!!! HOW DARE THEY PASS LEGISLATION ALLOWING THEM TO DO MORE OF THIS!!!

Lastly, how DARE they use such disproportionate force in their retaliation! What the hell is wrong with that terrorist regime.

Again it was only one cross-border mortar attack on Turkey, how DARE Turkey defend itself by punishing the entire Syrian people!

Shame on you Turkey!

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Did someone hot glue your tongue to your cheek?

 

[GHook93]

They just broke international law by going over the border and striking Syria. I mean Syria hit them with only one mortar attack. BUT HOW DARE THEY SEND TROOPS ACROSS THE BORDER AND ATTACK SYRIA!!! HOW DARE THEY PASS LEGISLATION ALLOWING THEM TO DO MORE OF THIS!!!

Lastly, how DARE they use such disproportionate force in their retaliation! What the hell is wrong with that terrorist regime.

Again it was only one cross-border mortar attack on Turkey, how DARE Turkey defend itself by punishing the entire Syrian people!

Shame on you Turkey!

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Did someone hot glue your tongue to your cheek?

LOL, I think I was born that way!

 

[waltky]

NATO Ready to Defend Turkey in Syria Conflict...

NATO: Military plans ready to defend Turkey if shelling continues along Syrian border
Oct 9, 2012 - Border conflict continues for sixth day

NATO says it is ready to defend alliance member Turkey amid artillery exchanges along its tense southeastern border with Syria.

Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Tuesday that Ankara can rely on the alliance, which has "all necessary plans in place to protect and defend Turkey if necessary." But he appealed to all parties involved to show restraint and avoid an escalation in the crisis.

Turkey and Syria have exchanged mortar and cannon fire across their common border since errant Syrian shells killed five Turkish civilians last week. The border region has been the scene of bloody clashed between Syrian government forces and rebel militants who have used safe havens within Turkey. Syria says it is not seeking any escalation of violence with Turkey.

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Turkish president says "worst case" unfolding in Syria
Tue Oct 9, 2012 - Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on Monday the "worst-case scenarios" were now playing out in Syria and Turkey would do everything necessary to protect itself, as its army fired back for a sixth day after a shell from Syria flew over the border.

Gul said the violence in Turkey's southern neighbor, where a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad has evolved into a civil war that threatens to draw in regional powers, could not go on indefinitely and Assad's fall was inevitable. "The worst-case scenarios are taking place right now in Syria ... Our government is in constant consultation with the Turkish military. Whatever is needed is being done immediately as you see, and it will continue to be done," Gul said. "There will be a change, a transition sooner or later ... It is a must for the international community to take effective action before Syria turns into a bigger wreck and further blood is shed, that is our main wish," he told reporters in Ankara.

Turkey's armed forces have bolstered their presence along the 900-km (560-mile) border with Syria in recent days and have been responding in kind to gunfire and shelling spilling across from the south, where Assad's forces have been battling rebels who control swathes of territory. Turkey's Chief of Staff, General Necdet Ozel, travelled to the southern city of Adana to inspect the region patrolled by Turkey's 2nd Army, which protects the border with Syria, the military said on its website.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the escalation of the conflict along the Turkey-Syria border, as well as the impact of the crisis on Lebanon, were "extremely dangerous". "The situation in Syria has dramatically worsened. It is posing serious risks to the stability of Syria's neighbors and the entire region," he told a conference in Strasbourg, France. Ban said U.N. and Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi would be heading back to the region this week.

MILITARY MOVEMENTS

 

[GHook93]

NATO Ready to Defend Turkey in Syria Conflict...

NATO: Military plans ready to defend Turkey if shelling continues along Syrian border
Oct 9, 2012 - Border conflict continues for sixth day

NATO says it is ready to defend alliance member Turkey amid artillery exchanges along its tense southeastern border with Syria.

Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Tuesday that Ankara can rely on the alliance, which has "all necessary plans in place to protect and defend Turkey if necessary." But he appealed to all parties involved to show restraint and avoid an escalation in the crisis.

Turkey and Syria have exchanged mortar and cannon fire across their common border since errant Syrian shells killed five Turkish civilians last week. The border region has been the scene of bloody clashed between Syrian government forces and rebel militants who have used safe havens within Turkey. Syria says it is not seeking any escalation of violence with Turkey.

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Turkish president says "worst case" unfolding in Syria
Tue Oct 9, 2012 - Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on Monday the "worst-case scenarios" were now playing out in Syria and Turkey would do everything necessary to protect itself, as its army fired back for a sixth day after a shell from Syria flew over the border.

Gul said the violence in Turkey's southern neighbor, where a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad has evolved into a civil war that threatens to draw in regional powers, could not go on indefinitely and Assad's fall was inevitable. "The worst-case scenarios are taking place right now in Syria ... Our government is in constant consultation with the Turkish military. Whatever is needed is being done immediately as you see, and it will continue to be done," Gul said. "There will be a change, a transition sooner or later ... It is a must for the international community to take effective action before Syria turns into a bigger wreck and further blood is shed, that is our main wish," he told reporters in Ankara.

Turkey's armed forces have bolstered their presence along the 900-km (560-mile) border with Syria in recent days and have been responding in kind to gunfire and shelling spilling across from the south, where Assad's forces have been battling rebels who control swathes of territory. Turkey's Chief of Staff, General Necdet Ozel, travelled to the southern city of Adana to inspect the region patrolled by Turkey's 2nd Army, which protects the border with Syria, the military said on its website.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the escalation of the conflict along the Turkey-Syria border, as well as the impact of the crisis on Lebanon, were "extremely dangerous". "The situation in Syria has dramatically worsened. It is posing serious risks to the stability of Syria's neighbors and the entire region," he told a conference in Strasbourg, France. Ban said U.N. and Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi would be heading back to the region this week.

MILITARY MOVEMENTS

Another war to protect the Demonic cult followers! So stupid!

 

[waltky]

NATO: Patriot Missiles Are Going to Turkey...

NATO backs Patriot anti-missile system for Turkey, bringing US, allies closer to Syria's war
Dec 4, 2012 - NATO backs Patriot anti-missile system for Turkey

NATO announced Tuesday that it will deploy Patriot anti-missile systems near Turkey's southern border, shoring up defenses against the threat of cross-border attacks from Syria and bringing the United States and its allies closer to Syria's civil war. The alliance's 28 members decided to limit use of Patriots solely for the defensive purpose of warding off the mortar rounds and shells from Syria that have already killed five Turks. But the announcement also appeared to be a message to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime at a time when Washington and other governments fear Syria may be readying its chemical weapons stockpiles for possible use. "We stand with Turkey in the spirit of strong solidarity," NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told reporters. "To anyone who would want to attack Turkey, we say, `Don't even think about it!'"

Fogh Rasmussen stressed that the deployment of the Patriot systems _ which includes missiles, radar and other elements _ wouldn't be a first step toward a no-fly zone over parts of Syria or any offensive operation against the Arab state. But the decision to deploy the systems takes the U.S. and its European partners closer to the war, with the possibility of U.S.-made and NATO-operated hardware being used against the Assad regime for the first time. Officials say the Patriots will be programmed so that they can intercept only Syrian weapons that cross into Turkish airspace. They aren't allowed to penetrate Syrian territory pre-emptively. That means they would have no immediate effect on any Syrian government offensives _ chemical or conventional - that remain strictly inside the country's national borders.

Still, Fogh Rasmussen insisted that the weapons could help de-escalate tensions along a border across which tens of thousands of Syrian refugees have fled and which has emerged as a critical transit point for weapons being smuggled to the rebels fighting to overthrow Assad. Germany and the Netherlands are expected to give Turkey several batteries of the latest PAC-3 version of the U.S.-built Patriots air defense systems, which intercepts incoming missiles. The U.S. would likely fill any gaps, possibly by sending some from its stocks in Europe. But the exact details of the deployment and the number of batteries are still to be determined by NATO. A joint team is studying possible basing sites in Turkey, and parliaments in both Germany and the Netherlands must then approve shifting the assets and the possible involvement of several hundred soldiers.

It's unclear if any American soldiers would need to be deployed. Due to the complexity and size of the Patriot batteries _ including their radars, command-and-control centers, communications and support facilities _ they cannot be flown quickly by air to Turkey and will probably have to travel by sea, alliance officials said. They probably won't arrive in Turkey for another month, officials predicted. NATO, like the U.S., doesn't want to be drawn into the Syrian conflict. Washington has refused to entertain proposals for no-fly zones over Syria or for providing military support to Syrian rebels, fearful of making the conflict even more violent after 21 months in which more than 40,000 people have died. The U.S. also cites the risk of extremists among the rebels getting their hands on weapons that they may later use against U.S. allies such as Israel.

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[waltky]

Which is the lesser of two evils?...

Turkey choosing between ‘bad and worse’ in Syria
Tue, May 07, 2013 - Turkey’s support for the Syrian rebels in the neighboring country’s civil war has led to a policy of choosing between “bad and worse,” say analysts urging Ankara to come up with an impartial approach to the crisis.

The government of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has shunned dialogue with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and explicitly called for his ouster after diplomacy failed to convince him to adopt democratic reforms. Turkey has also become a base for Syrian rebels and army defectors who form the core of the opposition Free Syrian Army. A recent article in the New York Times was among many to claim that Ankara’s Esenboga Airport was now a major hub for arms supply to rebel factions — though Turkey denies arming the rebels. “Turkey’s Syria policy has been full of mistakes since the very beginning,” professor Huseyin Bagci of the Middle East Technical University said. “Turkey is perceived to be a contract killer in Syria backing the radicals.”

Witnesses have said they have seen jihadist fighters staying in hotels in Turkish border towns, shuttling back and forth from Syria. The merger of al-Nusra and al-Qaeda, considered terrorist groups by Washington, has bolstered the Damascus claim that the rebels are extremists. Al-Nusra has been playing an effective role in the fight against al-Assad’s forces. Ankara is betting on the likelihood that the radical elements on the rebel side will not fit into Syrian society, and when the conflict is over, they will be “weeded out.”

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has admitted Turkey would face “extraordinary security risks” whether or not al-Assad remains in power in Syria as the two countries share a 910km frontier. “Turkey is a frontline state in the Syrian crisis. Whatever happens has a direct effect on Turkey,” said professor Carlo Masala of the University of the German Armed Forces. Turkey makes its decisions based on its own perception of the Syrian situation, and its policy on Syria is the “result of a hard choice between bad and worse,” Masala said.

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[buckeye45_73]

Everyone in Turkey should be prosecuted for war crimes, NOW!!!!!!!!!!