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5. If the Turks are brought in to the engagement

Sat May 11, 2013, 11:36 AM

May 2013

it will be all over for Bashar.

Their military has a well-deserved reputation.

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Car bombs kill 20 in Turkish town near Syrian border [View all] bemildred May 2013 OP

Report: 40 dead in Turkey car bombings near Syria Bosonic May 2013 #1

Probably Syrian blowback, but I'm not too worried about Turkey. nt bemildred May 2013 #2

Turkey is also on the chopping block jakeXT May 2013 #3

Maybe. I'd still rather be them than most anybody else in the region. bemildred May 2013 #4

Except that Peter's personal proposal is outdated. Igel May 2013 #20

If the Turks are brought in to the engagement Zorro May 2013 #5

since the conflict began iamthebandfanman May 2013 #6

Interesting question Zorro May 2013 #7

Turkey will not be John2 May 2013 #22

Good...let Turkey and Jordan occupy the country. jessie04 May 2013 #9

The Turks will not do anything. They already lost one plane. David__77 May 2013 #8

I want Turkey to go in. jessie04 May 2013 #10

Ah, yeah: "Let's you and him fight." Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #12

And whose fault is that ? jessie04 May 2013 #23

"Their military has a well-deserved reputation." For what, shooting Kurds? Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #11

Go ask the Greeks Zorro May 2013 #13

When was that? 1964? Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #14

Go read a history book Zorro May 2013 #15

Okay, 1974. The point still stands. Who have they fought except the PKK? Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #19

Turkish War of Independence bemildred May 2013 #16

Greco-Turkish War (1919�22) bemildred May 2013 #18

Turkish invasion of Cyprus bemildred May 2013 #17

Read the Turkish John2 May 2013 #21