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Saudi, Turkey boots in Syria may trigger regional war: Ex-soviet states
2016-02-17
[Iran Press TV] A security alliance of post-soviet states says plans by The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire....
and Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
to deploy ground troops into Syria could escalate tensions in the conflict-ridden Arab country and result in direct military festivities between countries in the Middle East.

Nikolay Bordyuzha, the secretary general of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), made the warning in a statement released on Tuesday.

"Mass shelling of the Syrian territory by Turkey, Ankara's and Riyadh's plans to start ground operations in Syria may upgrade the Syrian crisis to a new, dangerous level -- a direct military confrontation between countries in the region," Bordyuzha stated.

Turkey and Saudi Arabia say they are waiting for a US nod after announcing their bid for ground operations inside Syria.

Although swiftly welcomed by the United States, the initiative attracted heavy criticism from Damascus, with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem saying "coffins" await any aggressor to the country "whether they be Saudis or Turks."
Posted by:Fred

#3  Please remove all American hostages personnel from Turkey asap.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2016-02-17 09:23  

#2  Jalapeno popcorn.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2016-02-17 06:58  

#1   caramel popcorn, please.
Posted by: Skidmark   2016-02-17 00:18  

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