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The Grand Turk
Turkey's deepening entanglement in Middle East chaos
2016-02-14
[Jpost] Regional events have conspired to leave The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire....

with little choice but to pursue rapprochement with Israel.

The Turks have no hours to mark the time, and no milestones to mark distances," reported an amused Austrian ambassador from the court of Suleiman the Magnificent in 1554.
Posted by:trailing wife

#3  Some cruise missiles from the Caspian overflying the length of Turkey would be a nice touch.
Posted by: phil_b   2016-02-14 19:20  

#2  Well, because Turkey has opened the curtain and let everyone know they are part of the Islamist movement, i.e., ISIS, they have pretty much been left to their own devices.

Putin has decided that Erdogan's head would look great in his trophy case. So don't expect any sort of reproachment.

Worse, what is going to happen when Russian/Syrian aircraft go after the Turkish artillery providing fire support for ISIS?
Posted by: Bill Clinton   2016-02-14 11:53  

#1  Please, someone come to your senses and et them out of NATO before the United States gets drug into a full-blown disaster.
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-02-14 07:01