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2019-12-22 The Grand Turk

Turkish parliament OKs controversial Libya military deal

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Posted by trailing wife 2019-12-22 01:28|| || Front Page|| [11125 views ] Top
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#1 So a chunk of Syria, Libya and, oh yeah, the entire Aegean... I would have thought NATO had a rule about members engaged in wars of aggression and, oh yeah, what's Turkish for Lebensraum?

Posted by Mercutio 2019-12-22 06:40|| 2019-12-22 06:40|| Front Page Top

#2 Hifter. Hatler.

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-12-22 07:03|| 2019-12-22 07:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Wagner. Mahler. Mauler.

Posted by Lex 2019-12-22 07:06|| 2019-12-22 07:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Tayip. Yip-yip. Dip-sh*t.

Posted by Mercutio 2019-12-22 12:18|| 2019-12-22 12:18|| Front Page Top

#5 The differential birthrate problem means the Turks have a limited window — a generation or less, according to President Erdogan himself — within which to accomplish their neo-Ottoman sultanate. After that the Kurds will inherit it by providing the babies the Turks have not had.

Very much what the Palestinians have planned, except their baby numbers are imaginary and their total population claims ignore consistently high levels of emigration since 1948.

Posted by trailing wife 2019-12-22 13:52|| 2019-12-22 13:52|| Front Page Top

#6 Erdogan has military commitments in Syria, east Africa, Qatar and now Libya.

and to work these he has a military that has been hurt badly by his anti Gulan purge

and on top of that he has a shaky economy

and, although not much money, he has been indirectly funding some American politicians, notably Ilhan Omar

Posted by lord garth 2019-12-22 16:55|| 2019-12-22 16:55|| Front Page Top

#7 time for a coup!

Posted by Frank G 2019-12-22 17:54|| 2019-12-22 17:54|| Front Page Top

#8 time for a coup!

Spoken like a true Gulenist!

/disclaimer: At this point, I think we're all Gulenists on this bus

Posted by SteveS 2019-12-22 18:03|| 2019-12-22 18:03|| Front Page Top

#9 yep

Posted by Frank G 2019-12-22 18:16|| 2019-12-22 18:16|| Front Page Top

#10 There is no God but Gulen
And Rantburg is his prophet

Posted by Lex 2019-12-22 21:29|| 2019-12-22 21:29|| Front Page Top

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