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| The Grand Turk |
| Turkey calls for unconditional US support against Kurdish YPG |
| 2016-02-22 |
| Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet DavutoÄŸlu on Saturday called on the United States to give unconditional support in the fight against Syrian Kurdish militants, illustrating growing tension between Ankara and Washington over policy in northern Syria. DavutoÄŸlu also said Turkey would tighten security across the country, especially the capital, after a car laden with explosives was detonated near military buses in Ankara last Wednesday, killing 28 people. Turkey says the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), which the United States is backing in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria, was involved in the bombing, in league with the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Washington, which does not consider the YPG a terrorist organization, has said it is not in a position to confirm or deny Ankara's charge the militia was behind the bombing. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #11 I'm really busy that night, #10 Darth. I'll be washing my cat. Hey, Prime Minister, can you come over and help? Us being allies and all that? No? Same answer from me, too. Oh, and also, FOAD. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2016-02-22 18:58 |
| #10 Sorry, we're busy that night. Gonna wash our hair. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2016-02-22 18:08 |
| #9 "Get stupid"? We'll have to wait for 0bean to open his mouth to know the details. |
| Posted by: gorb 2016-02-22 14:45 |
| #8 Unconditional? We should just boot them out of NATO now. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2016-02-22 14:25 |
| #7 "The only thing we expect from our US ally is to support Turkey with no ifs or buts," What the Turkish word for "Karma"? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2016-02-22 12:55 |
| #6 Like your unconditional support of the 4ID? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-02-22 09:04 |
| #5 Turkey s ego sure has gotten large here lately. Who the hell are they to demand anything. I think the kurds deserve more respect than any other group in the middle east, besides the Israelis. |
| Posted by: chris 2016-02-22 08:54 |
| #4 "Get stupid"? |
| Posted by: newc 2016-02-22 02:58 |
| #3 Tell Turkey to pound sand. 0bean to get stupid in 5 ... 4 ... |
| Posted by: gorb 2016-02-22 02:32 |
| #2 No "ifs" or "buts" Turkey also sezzes the US = POTUS Obama Admin is being weak or displaying weakness. NOT A GOOD SIGN FOR US REGIONAL ALLIES IN EAST ASIA-PACIFIC. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2016-02-22 01:27 |
| #1 Tell Turkey to pound sand. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2016-02-22 01:11 |