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2014-06-16 Iraq

Worsening situation in Iraq should be taken seriously: Turkish PM

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Posted by Squinty 2014-06-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Yeah, the Turks are looking for an excuse to settle a few scores with the Kurds but will whack a few ISIL hard boys as a warm up.

Don't screw with the Turks. The ChiComs learned that lesson in Korea and the Turkish response left even our Marines awe-struck at their effectiveness with knives.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2014-06-16 01:25|| 2014-06-16 01:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Northern Syria may just become a buffer area, occupied by the Turkish Army. ISIS irregulars don't stand up so well in a direct fire fight with a fairly modern and trained force - and the Turks may still have just that.

Posted by OldSpook 2014-06-16 02:30|| 2014-06-16 02:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Turkey = China = has nowhere or no place to expand its geopol sphere of influence, wid or widout Globalist Obama, + where Turkey can it will run into rival Iran andor the Russians.

* OTOH see DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > [CNN] VIDEO: ISIS: "WE WILL RAISE OUR FLAG IN TEHRAN".

Thats one way for Hard Boyz to acquire NucMats + LRBMS.

Ankara? Instanbul?

* SAME > IRAQ IMPLOSION COULD REDRAW MIDDLE EAST BOUNDARIES.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-06-16 03:09|| 2014-06-16 03:09|| Front Page Top

#4 The Champ is taking events in Iraq seriously. He skipped the 'back nine' yesterday.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-06-16 03:11|| 2014-06-16 03:11|| Front Page Top

#5 Cute, Besoeker. :-)

Posted by trailing wife 2014-06-16 06:18|| 2014-06-16 06:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Question that I couldn't figure out in the middle of the night:

Thanks to Prime Minister Erdogan, a significant number of Turkish senior officers are either on trial, in jail, or summarily retired. How will this affect the army's effectiveness in the current situation? By this I include dealing with the demands of the government, choosing objectives, strategizing, and all the rest that the kind of officer that got on the wrong side of this government would have done. Thanking you in advance, etc.

Posted by trailing wife 2014-06-16 07:45|| 2014-06-16 07:45|| Front Page Top

#7 Shirley, TW, that sort of insight is all over the media, right? Is Nightline still on the air? Teds Koppel would be discussing that sort of thing, no? Good questions, tho...

Posted by Bobby 2014-06-16 08:06|| 2014-06-16 08:06|| Front Page Top

Don't call me Shirley.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-06-16 08:25|| 2014-06-16 08:25|| Front Page Top

#9 My brother-in-law served in the Marines in this "police action." He once expanded upon this talent the Turks have with knives--not pretty.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-06-16 09:30|| 2014-06-16 09:30|| Front Page Top

#10 How will this affect the army's effectiveness in the current situation?

Depends. Simple straight forward ops should be okay. I suspect the lower-level leadership has not been affected. The questionable will be more on mid to long term strategy.

Posted by Pappy 2014-06-16 09:56|| 2014-06-16 09:56|| Front Page Top

#11 The questionable will be more on mid to long term strategy.

Would that include the thoughts behind advising their civilian lord and master whether to stick or go, Pappy?

Posted by trailing wife 2014-06-16 11:54|| 2014-06-16 11:54|| Front Page Top

#12 A contrary view of the Turkish Brigades(s) in Korea by (surprise!) a Greek source. There is certainly evidence of a ginned up mythos, but it looks like they fought as well as could be expected for green troops.

Posted by Shipman 2014-06-16 12:10|| 2014-06-16 12:10|| Front Page Top

#13 Would that include the thoughts behind advising their civilian lord and master whether to stick or go, Pappy?

Conceivably. However, given that the leadership was picked more for political reliability than military acumen...

Posted by Pappy 2014-06-16 14:10|| 2014-06-16 14:10|| Front Page Top

#14 That's what I thought, Pappy. Thanks.

Posted by trailing wife 2014-06-16 16:03|| 2014-06-16 16:03|| Front Page Top

#15 We all know that it is possible to have a sound military even when its command in chief is an idiot.

Posted by Ebbereling Hitler3100 2014-06-16 16:31|| 2014-06-16 16:31|| Front Page Top

#16 The Turks may take a page out of the Russian's play book and "repatriate" a few of their generals for the duration.

Posted by Old Patriot 2014-06-16 16:58|| 2014-06-16 16:58|| Front Page Top

#17 OP, rehabilitate. I think, maybe altho both make sense.

Posted by Shipman 2014-06-16 20:26|| 2014-06-16 20:26|| Front Page Top

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