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2012-06-26 The Grand Turk

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Posted by trailing wife 2012-06-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Now why did I think this was going to be about Obama?

Posted by SteveS 2012-06-26 00:52|| 2012-06-26 00:52|| Front Page Top

#2 "... New theological debate within Islam, but a military-political rivalry between the two blocs" > oh yeah.

Won't only be Sunni-vs-Shia, Riyadh-vs-Tehran for much longer, as the competition between the main Capitals of Islam steadily escalates toward explosive levels.

D *** NG IT, AND I'M STILL LOW ON POPCORN!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-06-26 02:05|| 2012-06-26 02:05|| Front Page Top

#3 typical professorial piece

summary: Turkey has been dissed, they didn't expect it, they don't know what to do about it

duh

Posted by lord garth 2012-06-26 08:12|| 2012-06-26 08:12|| Front Page Top

#4 Therefore, by shooting down the Turkish fighter jet, it is argued, Damascus aimed to take advantage of the current situation

Never solely attribute to malice what can be explained by incompetence.

Posted by Pappy 2012-06-26 10:34|| 2012-06-26 10:34|| Front Page Top

#5 Theoretically, I could give a crap about one Islamist hell-hole attacking another.

Posted by mojo 2012-06-26 10:53|| 2012-06-26 10:53|| Front Page Top

#6 Never solely attribute to malice what can be explained by incompetence.

I'd say the NATO intervention/undeclared war in Libya has engendered an attitude of "better-safe-than-sorry". They're gonna need to figure out how to deal with anything that looks like it might be headed for targets within Syria. It's clear why Erdogan staged this provocation - he's trying to use NATO to help him install an Ikhwan regime in Syria. What's unclear is the benefit to Israel or the West of a Ikhwan-run Syria. Wasn't 9/11 enough of a lesson about the dangers of Taliban governments?

Posted by Zhang Fei 2012-06-26 14:42|| 2012-06-26 14:42|| Front Page Top

#7 Theoretically, I could give a crap about one Islamist hell-hole attacking another.

Except the Syrian regime is fighting the Islamists.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2012-06-26 14:45|| 2012-06-26 14:45|| Front Page Top

#8 No, the murderous Alawites are being assaulted by the silly Shias. Or is it the stupid Sunnis? Possibly the wigged-out Sufis?

One dog looks much like another. Only the spots change.

Posted by mojo 2012-06-26 15:23|| 2012-06-26 15:23|| Front Page Top

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