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2020-06-23 The Grand Turk

Turkey sends large number of reinforcements to Iraq despite Baghdad’s objections

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Posted by Fred 2020-06-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [13 views ] Top
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#1 bow down to the Ottoman empire

Posted by Chris 2020-06-23 00:54|| 2020-06-23 00:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Despite Baghdad's objections....

That makes it an invasion, right?

Posted by AlanC 2020-06-23 07:23|| 2020-06-23 07:23|| Front Page Top

#3 The Armenian genocide appears to have never actually ended.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-06-23 07:27|| 2020-06-23 07:27|| Front Page Top

#4 As did the Roman Senate when they sent the legions far afield to protect their fiefdom from a coup.

Posted by Skidmark 2020-06-23 16:00|| 2020-06-23 16:00|| Front Page Top

#5 #2 Despite Baghdad's objections....
That makes it an invasion, right?

So it would appear, unless we're missing something here. Even so, the whole thing is quite unseemly. Gentlemen don't invade each other's countries.

Posted by SteveS 2020-06-23 22:22|| 2020-06-23 22:22|| Front Page Top

#6 Islamic Caliphate™ recognizes no borders

Posted by Frank G 2020-06-23 22:26|| 2020-06-23 22:26|| Front Page Top

#7 Islamic Caliphate™ recognizes no borders

When you come right down to it, it's just a stupidly violent game of Calvinball. There are no borders, 'sides' depend on which way the wind is blowing and the rules are whatever rotten nonsense one team or another decided on for the day. These people need hobbies.

Posted by SteveS 2020-06-23 22:54|| 2020-06-23 22:54|| Front Page Top

#8 Gentlemen don't invade each other's countries.

That should be Rantburg’s subtitle. Or perhaps Snark of the Day — it could go either way.

Posted by trailing wife 2020-06-23 23:24|| 2020-06-23 23:24|| Front Page Top

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