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| The Grand Turk | |
| Turkey blocks German lawmaker visit to soldiers at air base | |
| 2017-05-16 | |
| [Ynet] ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... has blocked a request for German politicians to visit their country's soldiers at the Incirlik air base, the German government said Monday, increasing the possibility that it might relocate planes supporting the campaign against the ISIS. Germany has about 270 troops at the base. The refusal was communicated to Germany's ambassador over the weekend, Foreign Ministry front man Martin Schaefer told news hounds. He said Turkey indicated the refusal was tied to Germany's decision to grant asylum to Turkish soldiers accused by Ankara of participating in last year's failed coup. "This is unfortunate, and we have made this clear through various channels," Chancellor Angela Merkel ...current chancellor of Germany and the impetus behind Germany's remarkably ill-starred immigration program. Merkel used to be referred to by Germans as Mom... said. Germany warns it could pull its NATO troops out of Turkey base
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A single organization with differing goals, equipment, language, doctrine, and structure.... base near Syria and warns it could move its troops elsewhere. The German foreign ministry describes as "absolutely unacceptable" ...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.... group. Germany has about 250 military personnel stationed there, flying Tornado surveillance missions over Syria and refuelling flights for partner nations battling IS jihadists. Chancellor Angela Merkel says Turkey’s position is "unfortunate" and that Germany, while continuing talks to resolve the issue, would also "search for alternatives to Incirlik," including in Jordan. A defense ministry front man says Jordan offers "the best conditions" after Berlin had also looked at Kuwait and Cyprus since Turkey first denied such visits to German MPs for several months last year. | |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 Do it. And while you're at it, stop selling them waepons, too./em> |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2017-05-16 08:18 |