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2012-01-27 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Hamas has already unofficially quit Syria

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Posted by tipper 2012-01-27 11:18|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Why would non-Arabic Turkey want an unofficial war with Israel? Why the falling out? Are the Hez-bullies trying to knock off a rival?

Posted by Mike Ramsey 2012-01-27 13:24|| 2012-01-27 13:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Turkey's looking to buy influence.

Posted by Pappy 2012-01-27 16:57|| 2012-01-27 16:57|| Front Page Top

#3 Why would non-Arabic Turkey want an unofficial war with Israel?

Erdogan and his Islamicists hate Israel for existing, Mike, but the Turkish army worked happily with Israel for an awfully long time. Even though many of the senior officers are arrested, jailed, or resigned in protest in the past year or two, the army isn't going to fight Israel...and isn't likely at this stage to be able to win if it were stupid enough to try. The alternative, given the Gaza flotilla effort was embarrassingly unsuccessful as an act of war as well as in turning the world solidly against Israel, is to go with the fighters on the ground.

Of course, that inexpert opinion is worth exactly what you just paid for it.

Posted by trailing wife 2012-01-27 23:10|| 2012-01-27 23:10|| Front Page Top

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