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leveymg

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8. If Turkey and NATO have one set of borders and Syria and Russia have another

Reply to Chan790 (Reply #4)

Thu Nov 26, 2015, 09:47 PM

Nov 2015

Then further shoot downs and increasiing escalation leading to World War is inevitable. Proof that mutual recognition of shared risk of unilaterally change of rules is a sure prescription for uncontrolled conflict has broken down.

This is very fucked up and can only get worse.

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Turkey Moved the Border! [View all] newthinking Nov 2015 OP

Whookaaay, then that explains that, don't it? Electric Monk Nov 2015 #1

So, what you're saying is... Chan790 Nov 2015 #2

Which acknowledges that Turkey unilaterally created a no-fly zone that leveymg Nov 2015 #3

I'm pretty sure NATO, Turkey and the US all do... Chan790 Nov 2015 #4

By what international law are we entitled to support... arendt Nov 2015 #5

Don't you know about the Oil Law flamingdem Nov 2015 #6

I think it's a bit late to ask those questions when we've been doing such things since the 1960s... Chan790 Nov 2015 #7

If Turkey and NATO have one set of borders and Syria and Russia have another leveymg Nov 2015 #8

The rebels are not only fighting Assad themselves but are smuggling arms to ISIS newthinking Nov 2015 #11

Not saying that at all. These issues are complicated and turned into "Narratives" newthinking Nov 2015 #10

You'll find out why in Demeter's piece from zerohedge fund in this thread. It's unbelievable. ancianita Nov 2015 #9