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Sunday, October 23, 2016
Pat Lang — The Turks want Mosul and Aleppo "back."
This statement makes clear what Erdogan's ultimate ambition is….
Sic Semper Tyrannis The Turks want Mosul and Aleppo "back." Col. W. Patrick Lang, US Army (ret.), former military intelligence officer at the US Defense Intelligence Agency
Now that Erdogan has shown his hand, we'll have to see what the PTB say.
I don't think it's a surprise to anyone who has watched Erdogan rise to power. I don't think it is a stretch to say he started the regime change in Syria. And he has masterfully played the US and Russia to his advantage.
Looks like a collision course between Turkey and Russia?
ReplyDeleteRussian ships heading to Med....
Now that Erdogan has shown his hand, we'll have to see what the PTB say.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it's a surprise to anyone who has watched Erdogan rise to power. I don't think it is a stretch to say he started the regime change in Syria. And he has masterfully played the US and Russia to his advantage.
Good map of old Ottoman empire administrative divisions c. 1900.
ReplyDeleteThe kind of map one might find on a wall in Erdogan's bedroom.
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