| Tango01 | 28 Jul 2015 11:22 a.m. PST |
"The U.S. will be sending more Air Force personnel and aircraft to Turkey to combat ISIS but plans for a no-fly zone over the Syria-Turkey border remain on hold, Pentagon officials said Monday. "We're holding ongoing consultations with the Turks," said Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, but currently "we have no plans for imposition of a no-fly zone." At a Pentagon briefing, Davis said that Defense Secretary Ashton Carter was reviewing the options that came with Turkey's surprise announcement last week permitting the U.S. to use the Air Force base at Incirlik, Turkey, for strikes against ISIS in Syria, but decisions were weeks away…"
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| Jcfrog | 28 Jul 2015 12:08 p.m. PST |
So they abandoned the Kurds a second time after using them. A kind of habit. |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 28 Jul 2015 12:34 p.m. PST |
Getting the Turks to finally allow them use of the bases is hard enough. Trying to establish a NFZ will probably torpedo this concession. |
| Prince of Derekness | 28 Jul 2015 1:51 p.m. PST |
This afternoons BBC news tells us which way the winds blowing regarding the Kurds. From "Kurdish fighters against IS" a month ago, theyve now been downgraded to "Kurdish Militants". The future doesnt look good for them… |
| paulgenna | 28 Jul 2015 2:22 p.m. PST |
Other than Israel, the Kurds have been the most reliable ally over there and our administration has turned their backs on them. At some point, probably real soon, they are not going to be on our side. |
| Cyrus the Great | 28 Jul 2015 3:18 p.m. PST |
The U.S. government has had a habit of abandoning its local allies post Korean War. This one, I predict, will cost us down the line. |
| zippyfusenet | 28 Jul 2015 5:55 p.m. PST |
I am very sorry to see the Kurds get screwed again. But everyone knew that the Turks were spoiling for this fight, and then some PKK cadre killed some Turkish police, to take revenge for the Turks not fighting Daesh hard enough. Stupid, stupid, suicidally stupid. The only way the US could save the Kurds now is to go to war with Turkey. That will not happen in this lifetime. We could beat the Turkish army, but we couldn't win the war. |
| Tango01 | 28 Jul 2015 11:38 p.m. PST |
Happy for you my good friend!!! (smile) Bad news for the Kurds… they not deserve that. Amicalement
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| Cyrus the Great | 29 Jul 2015 8:09 a.m. PST |
@zippyfusenet,
There are reports that those particular Turkish police were targeted because of their close co-operation with ISIS. In the broader scope of things, it probably still wasn't a wise move. |
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