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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has just announced that the only reason Turkish military forces have entered northern Syria is to “end the rule of the tyrant al-Assad”. By publicly proclaiming that Turkey intends to use military force to overthrow the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Erdogan has essentially declared war on the Syrian government.
Of course this puts a member of NATO in direct military conflict with Russia, since Russia is working very hard to prop up the Assad regime. If all-out war breaks out between Turkey and Russia, could that be the spark that causes World War 3 to erupt in the Middle East? And once Turkey and Russia start fighting, would the United States and the rest of NATO be dragged into the conflict?
The big mainstream news networks in the western world are almost completely ignoring what Erdogan said on Tuesday, but without a doubt this is major news. The following comes from a Turkish news source…
The Turkish military launched its operations in Syria to end the rule of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Nov. 29. “In my estimation, nearly 1 million people have died in Syria.
These deaths are still continuing without exception for children, women and men. Where is the United Nations? What is it doing? Is it in Iraq? No. We preached patience but could not endure in the end and had to enter Syria together with the Free Syrian Army [FSA],” Erdoğan said at the first Inter-Parliamentary Jerusalem Platform Symposium in Istanbul.
Here in the United States, tens of millions of Americans are hailing a new era of “peace and prosperity” now that Donald Trump has won the election, but the truth is that one false move in Syria could easily raise tensions between the United States and Russia to the highest level that we have seen since the Cuban missile crisis back in the 1960s.
If Erdogan would have just stayed out of Syria we wouldn’t be in such a precarious situation. Unfortunately, the president of Turkey is a narcissistic lunatic, and he dreams of a day when the old Ottoman Empire will once again be restored.
But his delusions of greatness threaten to make the Middle East even more unstable than it already has been. In addition to his remarks above, on Tuesday Erdogan also called on all Muslims globally “to embrace the Palestinian cause and protect Jerusalem”…
originally posted by: muSSang
Please tell me I'm not the only one who does not believe this, for one look at the source and what they're selling.
And yes iam attacking the source!
originally posted by: Tardacus
let`s hope that NATO has the good sense to stay out of Erdogan`s war.
originally posted by: Reverbs
originally posted by: muSSang
Please tell me I'm not the only one who does not believe this, for one look at the source and what they're selling.
And yes iam attacking the source!
that source Sources Turkish news.
It's true Erdogan said the reason his forces are in Syria is to overthrow Assad.
He did not declare war, he stated his intentions to go to war.
There is a difference, for now that is..
Turkey has been inside Syria since at least August.
RT
Newsweek
Turkish news
Independe nt
originally posted by: watchitburn
I don't think so.
I'm pretty sure we have a "Mutual Defense Pact" or agreement. Turkey is the aggressor in this situation so I don't believe NATO is obligated to provide any assistance to Turkey here.
originally posted by: Reverbs
He did not declare war, he stated his intentions to go to war.
There is a difference, for now that is..
originally posted by: DISRAELI
originally posted by: Reverbs
He did not declare war, he stated his intentions to go to war.
There is a difference, for now that is..
If he has military forces on Syrian territory, Assad is entitled to regard that as an act of war, and so are Assad's allies.
If they do,Turkey can't complain.
originally posted by: NightSkyeB4Dawn
a reply to: JesusXst
Turkey seems to be feeling its Cheerios lately. How many other countries does it plan to threaten?
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