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| The Grand Turk |
| U.S. Troops to Use Bases in Turkey |
| 2014-10-13 |
| [NY Times] Turkey will allow American and coalition troops to use its bases, including a key installation within 100 miles of the Syrian border, for operations against Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... bully boyz in Syria and Iraq, Defense Department officials said Sunday. B.O. regime officials have urged the Turkish government to play a more significant role in fighting the turbans who have seized large parts of Iraq and Syria and driven refugees into Turkey. An American military team will arrive in Turkey this week to work out details of the training program and discuss what kind of missions can be flown from the Turkish bases, administration officials said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Kick Turkey OUT of NATO if they are denying us use of bases we basically built. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2014-10-13 16:14 |
| #3 Turkey is denying American claims that it has granted permission for the U.S. to use its military bases to launch strikes against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). National security adviser Susan Rice said Sunday on NBC that Turkey agreed to let the U.S. use its bases and territory, including the Incirlik air base in southern Turkey, to train moderate Syrian rebels. However, on Monday, Turkish officials denied reaching such a deal, according to local media reports that said both sides were continuing to discuss the use of the military bases and Turkey's airspace. Turkey has been reluctant to join the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS, fearing it would strengthen Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, but U.S. officials have upped the pressure in recent days. Turkish officials recently passed a motion allowing foreign forces to use its bases in the fight against ISIS. Separately, U.S. officials said that Turkey has agreed to train up to 4,000 Syrian rebels on Turkish soil, according to The Press Agency that Cannot Be Named. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-10-13 12:59 |
| #2 Incirlik. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2014-10-13 12:13 |
| #1 Is Turkey still a member of NATO? Did they forget? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2014-10-13 07:46 |