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2014-11-13 The Grand Turk

Video shows Turkish mob attacking U.S. Navy sailors

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Posted by Fred 2014-11-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 Why does Turkey still have a presence in Europe?

Posted by Shipman 2014-11-13 05:12|| 2014-11-13 05:12|| Front Page Top

Get the wounded back to the ship. I'll take care of this pesky mob with my BAR.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-11-13 06:18|| 2014-11-13 06:18|| Front Page Top

#3 So they are in the same party as Erdrogan? Pull all funding, miltary sales etc. Kick this asses out of NATO. Arm the PKK since they only seem too be on the terror list because Turkey is a nato "ally".

Posted by chris 2014-11-13 07:40|| 2014-11-13 07:40|| Front Page Top

#4 A signal for The One to get down on his belly, crawl, and lick Erdogan's boots.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-11-13 08:13|| 2014-11-13 08:13|| Front Page Top

#5 There was a time this would not have happened. Of course, then, sailors did shore leave in uniform and in groups with numbers that would have discouraged crap like this.

But we now have an image to protect / allow to atrophy. And, of course, we now live in a world more respectful of our presence. /sarc

Posted by Shusogum Jith2153 2014-11-13 08:18|| 2014-11-13 08:18|| Front Page Top

#6 From the article:

the attackers claimed to be from the Turkish Youth Union, which reports said characterized as a leftist, ultra-nationalist group that opposes Turkish membership in NATO.

So not from Erdogan's party.

Posted by trailing wife 2014-11-13 12:21|| 2014-11-13 12:21|| Front Page Top

#7 Of course, then, sailors did shore leave in uniform and in groups with numbers that would have discouraged crap like this.

Not to mention being a little freer with their fists.

Posted by Pappy 2014-11-13 12:44|| 2014-11-13 12:44|| Front Page Top

#8 TW: I was being sarcastic , giving the wat Erdrogan has been acting.

Posted by chris 2014-11-13 13:35|| 2014-11-13 13:35|| Front Page Top

#9 It should be made clear that it is only because of cooperation and their NATO membership that the US and Greece haven't taken back Constantinople and pushed the Turks out of Cypress.

Posted by rjschwarz 2014-11-13 14:34|| 2014-11-13 14:34|| Front Page Top

#10 TW: I was being sarcastic

chris, I'm afraid I'm not as subtle as most at reading mood into typed words on a screen. If there isn's some sort of emoticon or a "/sarc" somewhere, I -- as we just saw -- tend to miss it completely.

Posted by trailing wife 2014-11-13 14:39|| 2014-11-13 14:39|| Front Page Top

#11 let the marines get off on the boat on shore leave. The would be fun to watch.

Posted by texhooey 2014-11-13 21:03|| 2014-11-13 21:03|| Front Page Top

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