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2018-02-04 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Turkish army suffers deadliest day in Syria's Afrin

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Posted by Besoeker 2018-02-04 07:59|| || Front Page|| [10326 views ] Top

#1 Tirkey has no answer to the ATGM that the Kurds are using daily to desttoy tank after tank after tank.

Posted by Unart Glusong4283 2018-02-04 12:20|| 2018-02-04 12:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Turkey needs to get its ass kicked on this. I have no sympathy. Turks always treat minorities poorly. The Turks I had to deal with in Germany during my tours there were always rude and insulting. I hope the YPG makes them pay dearly for this stupidity.

Posted by Old Patriot 2018-02-04 18:01|| 2018-02-04 18:01|| Front Page Top

#3 We should provide the Kurds a no-flyzone. Duty 2 protect, eh?

Posted by Bugs the Low-priced1241 2018-02-04 19:30|| 2018-02-04 19:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Putin and Erdogan exchanged words for a bit. Then Russia shot down a Turkish jet. Upon which Erdogan stood down. It might take something similar by USAF or USN to send the Turks scurrying back across the border. Whether Trump wants to go that far is an open question. While PYD is ostensibly atheist, the Kurds are probably keeping their fingers crossed that Trump serves as Allah ex machina in delivering them from Erdogan.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2018-02-04 20:23|| 2018-02-04 20:23|| Front Page Top

#5 good take. If the Kurds don't get what they want under THIS Admin, they likely won't in my lifeime

Posted by Frank G 2018-02-04 20:41|| 2018-02-04 20:41|| Front Page Top

#6 F**k the Turks. They deserve all the hell the Kurds can unleash at them.

Posted by OldSpook 2018-02-04 23:24|| 2018-02-04 23:24|| Front Page Top

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