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The Grand Turk
Turkey says almost all G20 leaders support operation against Syria
2013-09-07
[Al Ahram] Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday almost all leaders at the G20 summit in St. Petersburg accepted the need for an operation to be carried out against Syria following a chemical weapons attack there last month. "Almost all the leaders who have attended the summit are closely following the massacre the Syrian regime carried out on its people and the leaders have expressed that an operation is extremely necessary against Damascus," Erdogan told reporters.
PM Erdogan has been saying a great many things, lately. He was so much happier -- and quieter -- before he broke up with his BFF Bashar A.
Posted by:Fred

#6  mod - Please correct above "mosts" to "almost alls" - Thankx!
Posted by: Uncle Phester   2013-09-07 23:42  

#5  ...per Fred's post (above): "11 G20 States Urge 'Strong Response' to Syria Chemical Attack"

Lemme see..... 11 of twenty equals...er,... um...carry the 12...er...most(?!)...yeah, MOST!

Perhaps Turkey is sourcing their math teachers from the NEA...?
Posted by: Uncle Phester   2013-09-07 23:25  

#4  What can they do? They've hundreds of senior officers sitting in jail*, many more forced into early retirement, and the best of the rest are not likely to be politically trustworthy. Who, then, can they trust to run a neighborly little war?

* do a search of Ergenekon and Sledgehammer for the details, or just read this.
Posted by: trailing wife   2013-09-07 17:58  

#3  Yep. Turkey had the opening of a century when this tussle started and did squat. Now they marginal to the situation. Marginal suits them well.
Posted by: Shipman   2013-09-07 17:37  

#2  Turkey is just next door. Nothing really to stop you from intervening Mr. Erdogan. Be our guest. Show us that Turkey has arrived on the international scene to carry out region responsibilities. Heck, even some African nations are doing their thing in Somalia. What's holding you back?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2013-09-07 09:10  

#1  He's still in the early Anger Stage of Grieving TW, best to cut the poor wasbeen some slack.
Posted by: Shipman   2013-09-07 08:38  

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