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The Grand Turk
NATO chief says prepared to send troops to defend Turkey
2015-10-09
[Ynet] NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all....
said it was prepared to send troops to The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire....
to defend its ally after violations of Turkish airspace by Russian jets bombing Syria and Britannia scolded Moscow for escalating a civil war that has already killed 250,000 people.

Officials at the US-led alliance are still smarting from Russia's weekend incursions into Turkey's airspace near northern Syria and NATO defence ministers are meeting in Brussels with the agenda likely to be dominated by the Syria crisis.

"NATO is ready and able to defend all allies, including Turkey against any threats," NATO's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told news hounds as he arrived for the meeting.
Posted by:trailing wife

#4  Did NATO ever replenish the bomb inventory since the last time?
Posted by: Sven the pelter   2015-10-09 19:27  

#3  Months, from what I understand.
Posted by: Pappy   2015-10-09 15:27  

#2  We could send the 4th ID, after they complete their diversity transition, which may take some time.
Posted by: P2Kontheroad   2015-10-09 07:54  

#1  "NATO is ready and able to defend all allies, including Turkey against any threats," NATO's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told news hounds as he arrived for the meeting.

A man of high principle. Unfortunately, experience with Europeans indicates the likelihood of low practice.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2015-10-09 05:00  

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