miltiades wrote:THE SYRIAN ISSUE HAS BECOME FOR MOST FORUMERS A BIG BORE.
Frankly , Personally, I have lost sll interest, there are more pressing issues such as the Turkish blockade of the Italian drill.
Paphitis continues to make bizarre comments such as " WR ARE PROTECTING THE KURDS" and that Turkey is not bombing the Kurds.
Lets have a discussion that has some interest to us all, lets for instance debate the assets of female Greek...presenters or the abundance of dirty scruffy islamic beards adorned by all . Women too !@
We are protecting the Kurds. They are the reason why the Coalition remains present. We are not going to allow the subjugation of the Kurdish people.
If the Coalition withdraw, then its on for young and old. You old man have lost your marbles all because you had a bit of action you have sold yourself out to the enemy and can't even think straight. If Coalition leaves, the Kurds are gonnas. Do you understand that? Do you really want the Kurds to suffer at the hands of Syria and Turkey? Wake up!!
Which is why we are staying put. We will not turn our back on the Kurds. We haven't turned our back on the Kurds. You are friggin insane to believe the Coalition will just attack Turkey just because they engaged in some very limited action. We need to give Turkey some latitude too. Let Erdogan appear as Turkey's big deliverer, and not embarrass him. Erdogan and pootin are at their most dangerous when they have lost face. Sometimes it is better to do nothing than to go off the deep end. But do not correlate that as doing nothing.
You need to be a bit logical. An attack on Turkey will bring turmoil to NATO and possible withdrawal by Turkey. I personally would crack the champagne bottle, but Turkey could get closer to Russia and that is a very dangerous situation especially for Greece and Cyprus (Russia will sell Cyprus instantly for Turkey) because we do not have any influence on them anymore. Russia will have a springboard into the Mediterranean and things would be very difficult for NATO. Turkey will be even more aggressive in the Aegean as well. It isn't as simple as firing a few missiles. You have to plan your moves very carefully not cause another war. There are also many other ways to harm Turkey without firing a bullet.
Our presence alone is a major
deterrence for Turkey. Sure, they got their cheap shots in, but they can't do more than that or move in and destroy the Kurds who are well defended and protected now. If we leave, then there is no deterrence. This deterrence protects the Kurds. Coalition doesn't need to escalate the situation right now.
BTW: you're a sleazebag and think with your dick. An older man should have more respect.