Iraq, 10 years on

[rebel11]

If the west won't supply them, then we'll make our own tanks.

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2773452/The-REAL-road-warriors-Mad-Max-battle-buses-tanks-built-Kurdish-fighters-repel-ISIS-soldiers-Syria.html

[rebel11]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/20/us-drops-weapons-to-kurds-in-syria

 

Can't they parachute in weapons for the Kurdish fighters?

 

The four-week assault has increasingly been seen as a key test of U.S. President Barack Obama's air strike strategy, and Kurdish leaders have repeatedly said the beleaguered town cannot survive without arms and ammunition reaching the defenders, something neighboring Turkey has so far refused to allow.

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/16/airstrikes-kobani-isis_n_5994866.html

[Conniff]

Turkey is an Islamic state itself which is why it's been refused entry into the EU.

 

Seems they are just sitting there like a football crowd watching the show.

[BRIGADIER2JCS]

Turkey is an Islamic state itself which is why it's been refused entry into the EU.

 

Seems they are just sitting there like a football crowd watching the show.

 

Scared stiff that's its own brand of fanatics will start a civil war of their own I think.

[Ford]

its quite concerning, heli 'drones' (prime air etc) flying around! ....

 

its happening already, one over man city's stadium http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/man-arrested-after-drone-flown-7965949?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+menews%2Fnews+%28News+-+Manchester+Evening+News+-+RSS+Feed%29

 

 

turks to let kurds back http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-29685830

[Ford]

some latest reported news

 

2 of those awol jets now bombed

'some' arms dropped fall into opposition hands

syria steps up their air strikes

[rebel11]

Turkey not happy, ammo drops, attacks in Canada.

[BRIGADIER2JCS]

Turkey not happy, ammo drops, attacks in Canada.

The Terrorist are in every part of Europe and North America/Canada as well as Asia and Africa service personnel are at risk everywhere and so are civil police officers.

 

 

As the status is classed " a clear and present threat"!

[Ford]

its happening already, one over man city's stadium http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/man-arrested-after-drone-flown-7965949?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+menews%2Fnews+%28News+-+Manchester+Evening+News+-+RSS+Feed%29

 

 

....

 

getting worse! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-29785322

imagine them flying around carrying who knows what to dropped wherever, spying, etc!

 

uk afghan withdrawal. 453 personnel dead (2,349 US). bbc

will afghan end up like iraq, libya, syria, etc

[Ford]

turkey pm rejects kobane criticism, and says will 'take part in operations' if includes v syria

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-29799646

[Conniff]

I have to admit I saw his side when he said 'well the west isn't, so why should we?'

[BRIGADIER2JCS]

I have to admit I saw his side when he said 'well the west isn't, so why should we?'

I agree Coniff he made a good point.

 

 

What is " behind" the scenes may well be somewhat different from that we see on news media.

[Ford]

I have to admit I saw his side when he said 'well the west isn't, so why should we?'

 

 

'Turkey's prime minister reiterated that it would only agree to send in its own troops into Syria once others, including the US and European countries, were ready to put their own boots on the ground - which they have repeatedly made clear they are not prepared to do.' bbc

[Ford]

The Terrorist are in every part of Europe and North America/Canada as well as Asia and Africa ........status is classed " a clear and present threat"!

 

'boko' now joining the others. atrocious acts by them! nigeria now asks for help.

[Ford]

no 'syria' thread, so posting here. seems all related

 

reports that russia says has now got involved in airstrikes against that group. the US saying their targets are wide, what are their real intentions..

[Conniff]

Personal thoughts. As Russia is very anti western and knowing the west would like Assad out, they are doing this to spite the west.

One dictator to another.

[obiter dictum]

I do not particularly like Putin on his domestic politics

 

But he is one president the west cannot invade or push around. At least he is keeping thngs in check at the moment

[Ford]

re #166. the US ambassador pretty much saying the same (ch4 news), ie is to keep assad in..

[Conniff]

I do not particularly like Putin on his domestic politics

 

But he is one president the west cannot invade or push around. At least he is keeping thngs in check at the moment

 

The west doesn't want to push him around or invade, they want to live in piece but this egotistical weed want's something else.

[Ford]

.... At least he is keeping thngs in check at the moment

 

what is he 'keeping in check'?

[obiter dictum]

Well he has stopped the west invading Syria. That has been the agenda all along

 

I am no consipracy theorist but after Syria no doubt Iran will be the next target on the agenda

 

Not forgetting Putin is a democratically elected leader, to call him a dictator is an insult to that democratic process

[Ford]

Well he has stopped the west invading Syria. That has been the agenda all along

 

 

ok, i see what you were getting at now. ie russia to take over and keep assad in?

[obiter dictum]

Assad has asked for Putins help as leader of Syria for a internal crisis

 

Putin has obliged

[Conniff]

Of course he has, that will be another country he owns.

 

He wants the South East of the Ukraine so that Russia then surrounds the Sea of Azov and he can claim that as a Russian inland sea.

[Conniff]

what is he 'keeping in check'?

 

Young girls like the Pussy Riot that he sent the Cossacks in to horsewhip.