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2017-04-30 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Russia shows more support for Syrian Kurds after Turkish airstrikes

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Posted by Fred 2017-04-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top
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#1 Is this the part where Turkey starts to regret shooting down that Russian plane?

Posted by SteveS 2017-04-30 00:30|| 2017-04-30 00:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Is this the part where Turkey starts to regret shooting down that Russian plane?

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-04-30 00:55|| 2017-04-30 00:55|| Front Page Top

#3 That's money, g(r)rom. The other is politics.

Posted by Pappy 2017-04-30 08:48|| 2017-04-30 08:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Aren't politics are all about "who gets the money"?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-04-30 08:51|| 2017-04-30 08:51|| Front Page Top

#5 Well, you have your communist Kurds (largely from inside Turkey, Russia's been supporting them since the '60s), and the non communist ones , largely from Iraq and Syria. I see this basically as a coat of primer for end stage positions.

Posted by ed in texas 2017-04-30 11:36|| 2017-04-30 11:36|| Front Page Top

#6 Aren't politics are all about "who gets the money"?

True. In the past the ~~Russians~~ Soviets used to hand out weapons (and money) for political reasons. Now, not so much; they want to see terms of payment before delivery.

Posted by Pappy 2017-04-30 13:32|| 2017-04-30 13:32|| Front Page Top

#7 Well, you have your communist Kurds (largely from inside Turkey, Russia's been supporting them since the '60s), and the non communist ones

I think, you have it the wrong way around, Ed. Soviets supported Turkish Kurds and BAATH governments in Iraq & Syria. Whereas USA supported Turkish government and Kurds in Iraq & Syria. So Turkish Kurds became "communists", whereas Iraqi and Syrian became "democrats".

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-04-30 14:41|| 2017-04-30 14:41|| Front Page Top

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