Steve vRS

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19822253

Just when we were all watching Iran?

Steve

Luminous

iTrader: (3)

Well, sooner or later its all going to kick off down there. They are going to have to fight it out several more times I reckon before it all calms down. For some reason they just cannot find a way to get along with one another.

If nukes did not have fallout, I think that would be the best option. Just blast the lot of them and start over

David Lock

Silly thing to say.

pslewis

Turkey is a NATO Member and will bring Nato into any conflict ........ might be a back door into Syria for Nato despite the Russians and Chinese.

Midlife......

iTrader: (2)

......not sure if NATO will roll into Syria. NATO members with long memories will remember Cyprus.

Shaun

ScoobyWon't

I was under the impression that Cyprus is the only EU member which is not a NATO member.

GC8

Do you want an Elastoplast for that bleeding heart there David? However unsavoury it is and no matter how your delicate constitution struggles to accept it, we will soon face a situation where its the third world or us.

ReallyReallyGoodMeat

Thought this thread was gonna be about Japan and China over the disputed islands. That has some potential too.

David Lock

What are you talking about?

So when is this Armageddon which you mention?

david

scarey

My money is on the FSA lobbbing shells in to Turkey, not the Syrian government. That is just suicide.
Turkey have responded by lobbing shells back, and despite their parliament discussing a motion to authorise a cross-border excursion I'd be surprised if it happens except in a very limited manner to create a buffer zone.

Given that this conflict seems to have progressed from Syrians attemting their own arab-spring to islamic extemists from all over the ME turning up to try and turn Syria in to a more extreme Islamic country I wonder whether Turkey would want this kind of state on their southern border. In fact I'm not convinced Israel would be that ecstatic with that outcome either.

This will just rumble on for the foreseeable future with lots of innocent casualties and Syria bombed back to the stone age.

David Lock

Don't see why the FSA would want to upset Turkey?

Meanwhile Israel is busy working out how to destroy Iran's underground nuclear facilities. One problem being they will have to "borrow" USA refuelling aircraft as Israeli jets can't reach the sites.

dl

scarey

Actually Israel can hit Iran without US help.

http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2...s-biggest-uav/

The FSA will want Turkey involved to help overthrow the government. If they can antagonise Turkey by lobbing shells over and not get the blame, job done.

Leslie

Under the circumstances,David Lock's comment was pertinent and completely reasonable.

Les

David Lock

Didn't know about that little fella


An excellent post - couldn't agree more

david

scarey

To be fair, the article is a bit misleading. The wingspan is the same as a 737, the body isn't. Would be a bit of an easy target if not.