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2012-01-23 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Turkey Says Ready to Work with U.N. if Syria Crisis Worsens

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Posted by Fred 2012-01-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Syria

#1 TURKEY + TREATY OF SAN FRANCISCO ...

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* OTOH WAFF > [Hurriyet News = Opinion] TURKISH MISSLES [2500-km range] OVER BRUSSELS, PARIS, BERLIN, ROME [ + Others].

London, Moscow, + Amman, Jordan, among plenty of others.

ARTIC = Give Erdogan another 10 years in power + Turkey will have a 15,000-km ICBM.

THAT SOUND YOU'RE HEARING IS IRAN + RADICAL ISLAM + FUTURE OWG CALIPHATE GOING "YEAH, BABY"! IN CELEBRATION.

POSTER = Erdogan fears Israeli Nukes + LR Missles, hence his desire to expand Turkey's BM arsenal.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-01-23 00:19|| 2012-01-23 00:19|| Front Page Top

#2 What are Turkey's motives?

1. Civil war on their southern flank is bad for business
2. Annoyance about attacks on their embassy in Damascus
3. Pragmatic assessment that "Pencilneck's" days are numbered
4. Desire to be the biggest kid on the block (move aside Iran)

Posted by Mike Ramsey 2012-01-23 18:40|| 2012-01-23 18:40|| Front Page Top

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