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Thu Sep 11, 2014, 03:33 PM

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Turkey Backs Out Of US-Led War On ISIS: Germany Says No To Air Campaign [View all] big_dog Sep 2014 OP

I'm starting to get the feeling that they don't like us. CentralMass Sep 2014 #1

They dont like the Kurds, who are leading the fight on the ground against ISIS 7962 Sep 2014 #27

Exactly... Hulk Sep 2014 #58

Turkey had a consular office in Mosul, and did not evacuate its personnel before ISIS amandabeech Sep 2014 #34

eh Middle East one never wanted to muck with PatrynXX Sep 2014 #35

I am actually aware of some of history and details of the region. CentralMass Sep 2014 #37

Freedom shepherds, freedom muffins, and of course, Thanksgiving freedom! KamaAina Sep 2014 #2

Freedom Chocolate Cake, Freedom Coffee n2doc Sep 2014 #13

You forgot a big one! Doctor_J Sep 2014 #26

well PatrynXX Sep 2014 #36

big-dog, are you Bill Clinton? (big grin here) saidsimplesimon Sep 2014 #3

Debka? 'Anonymous' source? Baclava Sep 2014 #4

agence france press has it (via Lebanon Daily Star) big_dog Sep 2014 #7

Lebanon Daily Star is not very reliable as well Lithos Sep 2014 #21

Those jihadists are holding 49 Turks hostage--they'll start chopping off Sunni heads when they MADem Sep 2014 #16

Debka may not be a publication suitable for LBN. amandabeech Sep 2014 #30

Several reasons LynnTTT Sep 2014 #5

Good points Lrobby99 Sep 2014 #42

Seems like nobody wants WWIII but us. n/t Feral Child Sep 2014 #6

So where will the helpers on the ground come from... ballyhoo Sep 2014 #8

Suspect article Kaleva Sep 2014 #9

Britain: Won't Take Part in Airstrikes on Syria--3 hours ago big_dog Sep 2014 #10

The article i linked to was posted 36 minutes ago. Kaleva Sep 2014 #12

Can't believe this is allowed to stand in LBN. It's a shit source, and it's inaccurate. NT MADem Sep 2014 #25

A lot of unnamed sources in the article. Kaleva Sep 2014 #59

Didn't the president check with them first? Martin Eden Sep 2014 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Sep 2014 #14

Something other than Debka reporting this? Lithos Sep 2014 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author KoKo Sep 2014 #45

Turkish Paper has this article...I can't vouch for their accuracy but it is another source... KoKo Sep 2014 #47

Incirlik Air base used to be a NATO American air base back in the 70's when I lived in Ankara... cascadiance Sep 2014 #54

Turkey is smarter than the US. lark Sep 2014 #17

They're not smarter, they just dont like the Kurds 7962 Sep 2014 #29

I don't think we like any of them. lark Sep 2014 #32

No, reason is Turkey is kinda BFF with the ISIS crowd, given their common enemies of the Kurds and geek tragedy Sep 2014 #40

Coalition of the unconsulted. It was Turkey that messed up the cover story last year KurtNYC Sep 2014 #18

They know it's bullshit Auggie Sep 2014 #19

I have a new respect for Turkeys. L0oniX Sep 2014 #20

If true, it's not terribly surprising.... paleotn Sep 2014 #22

Perhaps they know something we don't. NorthCarolina Sep 2014 #23

They just don't understand chess Doctor_J Sep 2014 #24

Some of this is not factual. Britain did not refuse to take part in the Iraq campaign. TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #28

Not much of a coalition left.... TheNutcracker Sep 2014 #31

Cheney's been on the phone. C Moon Sep 2014 #33

Arab States Sign On to Fight ISIS; European Allies Not So Sure bemildred Sep 2014 #38

And these Arab States are always so forthcoming ballyhoo Sep 2014 #41

Good, the coalition is already crumbling AwareOne Sep 2014 #39

Perhaps you'd like this suggestion Bragi Sep 2014 #48

Meanwhile Turkey's media has a story that they found and sent back karynnj Sep 2014 #43

It may have just dawned on the Turks that if they ISIL gets kicked out of Syria and Iraq, next stop geek tragedy Sep 2014 #49

You could be right - and it's a scary thought given where Turkey is karynnj Sep 2014 #53

blowback nt geek tragedy Sep 2014 #56

Hurriyet is an opposition newspaper Bragi Sep 2014 #50

Thanks - as I said I knew nothing of the source karynnj Sep 2014 #55

Don't they know war is always good when Obama's at the helm? Maven Sep 2014 #44

It's going to end up being a coalition of us and one crop dusting plane from some obscure island Marrah_G Sep 2014 #46

Hey, that's the Canadian air force you're talking about Bragi Sep 2014 #52

"When the fuse runs down and the bomb explodes, that's a noise . . . Jack Rabbit Sep 2014 #51

Isn't ISIS still holding 49 Turkish consulate people hostage? Bonhomme Richard Sep 2014 #57

Erdogan had a hand in creating ISIS... JCMach1 Sep 2014 #60

We're locking this because it doesn't conform with the LBN SOP. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2014 #61