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2016-07-24 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

A Frozen War in Russia's Backyard Heats Up

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Posted by Besoeker 2016-07-24 13:24|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Turkey stirring the pot. I wonder if Recep thinks of it as a countermove to Russian interference in Syria.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-07-24 14:27|| 2016-07-24 14:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Joe M nailed it two days ago.

Hillary or Trump, 'tis gonna be another banner 4 years for popcorn futures

Posted by Alaska Paul 2016-07-24 16:08|| 2016-07-24 16:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Looks like a proxy war between Russia and Turkey.

This will boil over when Turkey tries to stop Russian ships transiting the Bosphorus.

If NATO gets dragged in, it will be very bad.

Posted by phil_b 2016-07-24 18:29|| 2016-07-24 18:29|| Front Page Top

#4 At this point, we should evacuate Incirlik, remove the nukes and hardware, all unnecessary personnel (permanently), and install self-destructs on everything for bug-out

Posted by Frank G 2016-07-24 18:39|| 2016-07-24 18:39|| Front Page Top

#5 As I say about geopolitics,

Politics may change, but geography doesn't.

Posted by phil_b 2016-07-24 18:57|| 2016-07-24 18:57|| Front Page Top

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