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2019-10-31 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Erdogan threatens to expand Syria ‘safe zone’ as attacks intensify on Kurdish enclaves

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Posted by trailing wife 2019-10-31 01:48|| || Front Page|| [13 views ] Top
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#1 How's that S-400 deal going?

Posted by Frank G 2019-10-31 03:49|| 2019-10-31 03:49|| Front Page Top

#2 So they're supposedly there to prevent ISIS from getting a foothold, right? But they're fighting forces of the sovereign nation that controls the territory.

So, really, it's just Turkish imperialism. I'm surprised Russia is allowing their wannabe client Turkey to to war with their long-standing client Syria.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2019-10-31 07:16|| 2019-10-31 07:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Russia is the soulless arms dealer in all of this I guess. The oligarchs collect a profit as long as the war rages on.

Posted by Dron66046 2019-10-31 07:25|| 2019-10-31 07:25|| Front Page Top

#4 We have to have some old M198's laying around with munitions stock nearing the end of shelf life.

Pretty sure the Kurds would figure out how to use them with some on-site demonstration training.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2019-10-31 09:17|| 2019-10-31 09:17|| Front Page Top

#5 What's Turkish for "Lebensraum"?

Posted by Mercutio 2019-10-31 14:45|| 2019-10-31 14:45|| Front Page Top

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