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2015-11-23 -Short Attention Span Theater-

How World War III Starts: 5 'Sparks' That Could Set the World Ablaze

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Posted by Blossom Unains5562 2015-11-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 A Turkey Russia confrontation looks close to me. With a long history between the two.

European Turkey has a coastline on the Black Sea with nice wide beaches suitable for an invasion.

Posted by phil_b 2015-11-23 01:08|| 2015-11-23 01:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Nonsense. While Turkey needs to be taught a lesson---because they forgot the one taught to them in WWI---Russians are too pragmatic for a full scale war. I expect "PKK" to get some advanced AA weapons. Maybe an "unfortunate" encounter, or two, between Russian & Turkish warplanes over Syria.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-11-23 01:33|| 2015-11-23 01:33|| Front Page Top

#3 Nonsense.

As the article says, escalations happen without anyone really intending them.

And I wouldn't use the word 'pragmatic' to describe Erdogan.

Here's a scenario for you. Russian and Turkish planes clash. Russia sends naval forces through the Bosphorus to reinforce Assad. Turks try to stop them. Shooting ensues. Russian ship sunk. Russia takes down the 2 bridges over the Bosphorus in retaliation. Moves its Crimea naval forces south toward the virtually undefended north shore of European Turkey.

Russia has wanted unimpeded access to the Med for 200 years. Seems too good an opportunity to miss. And the Greeks will be on side.

Posted by phil_b 2015-11-23 02:50|| 2015-11-23 02:50|| Front Page Top

#4 Here's a scenario for you. Russian and Turkish planes clash. Erdogan is announced to die of heart attack. The new "sultan" changes the tack.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-11-23 03:06|| 2015-11-23 03:06|| Front Page Top

#5 Anyways. Suppose Russia openly attacks Turkey---you think NATO will lift a finger?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-11-23 03:09|| 2015-11-23 03:09|| Front Page Top

#6 Even if the Greeks don't actively participate, they will give a big thumbs down to Nato to use their territory. And I doubt the Bulgarians will be be too cooperative either.

NATO needed Turkey to contain Russia during the Cold War. Since then they have been surplus to requirements.

Posted by phil_b 2015-11-23 03:17|| 2015-11-23 03:17|| Front Page Top

#7 So, where's WWV?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-11-23 03:41|| 2015-11-23 03:41|| Front Page Top

#8 (Singing) We did it before, and we can do it again.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2015-11-23 04:43|| 2015-11-23 04:43|| Front Page Top

#9 I'll take what's behind curtain #1. Everybody in the middle east is shooting at somebody else already. Except Israel. One of those playas sensing that they're losing is going to go after the Big Prize and go for the Hail Mary and take a swing at her. Hillarity ensues.

Posted by BrerRabbit 2015-11-23 05:32|| 2015-11-23 05:32|| Front Page Top

#10 Remember the old "Evil American Empire"? How's things going now that you've disassembled it?

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-11-23 08:27|| 2015-11-23 08:27|| Front Page Top

#11 not 70 years since the last world war -- that was the cold war - WWIII, fought by proxy everywhere from latin america to vietnam

we are in WWIV now against Islamofascism

at least I and every citizen are in that war

our elites on the other hand are just like a scab on top of the infection, doing nothing in particular

Posted by anon1 2015-11-23 08:31|| 2015-11-23 08:31|| Front Page Top

#12 procopius the leftards still talk about the US imperialist empire as if it exists while ignoring the theocratic empire of the caliphate that is being brought back to life

Posted by anon1 2015-11-23 11:31|| 2015-11-23 11:31|| Front Page Top

#13 A Turkey Russia war would be interesting in that Greece is super-poor right now but would probably be happy to take a slightly damaged Constantinople off of Russian hands if asked nicely. That way the Russians can break things without worrying about occupation duties and still get what they want.

Posted by rjschwarz 2015-11-23 13:55|| 2015-11-23 13:55|| Front Page Top

#14 Russians might be embarrassed if they have to fight Turkey. Escalation from there could get ugly.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2015-11-23 14:03|| 2015-11-23 14:03|| Front Page Top

#15 "Russians might be embarrassed if they have to fight Turkey. Escalation from there could get ugly."

I'll order more popcorn, Abu.

Posted by Barbara 2015-11-23 16:44|| 2015-11-23 16:44|| Front Page Top

#16 Things are starting to resemble the Fourth Crusade ca. 1204 AD. Hat tip to those who mentioned "City of Fortune" here yesterday. I am reading it on my Overlook app.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2015-11-23 18:39|| 2015-11-23 18:39|| Front Page Top

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