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Turkey strikes targets inside Syria after mortar attack
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Published: 04.10.12, 02:02
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31. #13 Tayfun
Moshe of Rockville ,   Rockville,MD USA   (10.04.12)
Why should Turkey want to "strike Israeli vessels before striking syria"? You seem to forget or maybe you don't know that Israel has assisted in training the Turkish Air Force in the maintenance of aircraft as well as in their tactics. If the Turkish Air Force ever were to attack Israeli vessels, the Jewish State would retaliate, and take out much of the Turkish air arm.
32. Turkey Syriah clash
Hansie ,   Rotterdam, Holland   (10.04.12)
Turkey is a NATO-member; any attack on a single NATO-member is considered as an attack on all NATO-members. Israel is not a NATO-member.
33. To: No. 29
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (10.04.12)
Well, give it your best shot, then. Must I remind you that there are no nuclear weapons stored on Turkish soil -- NATO doesn't trust the Turks all that much. On the other hand, Israel has plenty of nuclear weapons, which are stored on Israeli soil, and can turn Turkey into a pile of stinking rubble in no time at all. Here's the best part: NATO won't lift a finger, membership or not. Ha Ha. But I'll let you in on a little secret: Israel can dispatch Turkey without weapons of mass destruction. You cannot even handle poorly armed insurgents, and you think you're a match for Israel? Oh, you foolish boy!
34. Hansie #32
David Israel ,   New York, USA   (10.04.12)
And yet in 1974 NATO was against Turkish invasion of Cyprus and USA and EU established a devastating embargo on Turkey. Do you believe that USA will not react against Turkey if Turkey attacks Israel?
35. #11 Harry, Harry, Harry
(10.04.12)
99.9% of rockets and mortars fired by the resistance land in empty fields. You are not Wright-you are wrong!
36. #18
(10.04.12)
That family was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
37. To no #33- Sarah the armchair general
Ibrahim ,   Ankara, Turkey   (10.04.12)
FIRST AND FOREMOST, TURKEY AND ISRAEL WILL NEVER GO TO WAR. However, I still need to point out the following: Your correct point: NATO won't lift a finger during any war between Turkey an Israel. Your points of error and the facts: (1)Turkey has 90, B-61 Nuclear warheads stored in its nuclear vaults at Incirlik AF base, Adana, Turkey as part of the nuclear sharing policy of NATO. (2) Turkey has a nuclear weapons sharing Treaty with Pakistan. (3) Turkey's conventional weapons arsenal is enough to destroy the infrastructure of any country the size of Israel within minutes. SRBM's and Cruise missiles in Turkey's inventory can also achieve this. (4) Turkey also has the geographic (750,000 sq km) and topographic (mountainous regions) advantage.
38. rebel terrorists use mortar on turks to make a pretext
jack bauer   (10.04.12)
im guessing thats more realistic
39. #33
Obsessive ,   Turkey   (10.04.12)
On the chain of Alp, Taurus, Zagros, Himalaya system. Burning plains and the Glaciers of Tigris and Euphrates (Between heat -38 +45) Thousands of caves and river beds, long distance walking soldiers (longer than Haifa-Eilat road) on a zigzag geo worst than Afghanistan and without fighting with Russia,Iran, Iraq, Syria and Europe. Turkey knows the formula of this dirty toxic mushroom already. Greece is only speaking about Uzo,Zazo,Kapsoura. Russia is busy with murdering Syrian innocents. Why do we need to feed detonating fat man? Attention! This Turkey is not the spinning one in a rotisserie front window !!!!!
40. # 35
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (10.04.12)
Brilliant! If someone shoots at you and most of the bullets miss, you don't have a problem with it. I can see you are the sort of person that is bright enough to win themselves a Darwin award. You are not Wright either-and it's a sure bet his parents are glad of that!
41. #40 Face the facts
(10.04.12)
You have a big nose.
42. To: No. 37
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (10.04.12)
1. There are no nuclear weapons on Turkish soil. 2. Pakistan has nuclear weapons, but they do not have a delivery system. What are they going to do -- fly them over in a Hercules? Do you really think that airplane will be allowed to clear Pakistani air space? 3. Turkey may have a large conventional weapons arsenal, but must I remind you of the advantage of quality over quantity? And no one serving in Turkey's military today has ever been in combat -- no, shooting defenseless Kurdish civilians does not qualify as combat -- Israel has a great many battle-tested and battle-hardened, experienced troops. 4. Israel can rain destruction upon Turkey from satellite platforms, and can jam Turkish radar. Turkey's topography and geography won't be terribly helpful. In fact, they will be entirely irrelevant.
43. #35. Turkey will NOT tolerate Syria firing rockets & mortars
Harry Wright ,   UK   (10.04.12)
into Turkey, period!!!! Turkey will pummel Syria whether or not there are casualties...and the Syrians will damn well have to stop and slink off as they are doing now. And I am perfectly Wright on that. Go plug the hole in your bucket.
44. #37 Ibrahim
Albrecht Klein ,   Germany   (10.04.12)
Do you also have the codes for the B61s?
45. Turkey
Syd Chaden ,   Palermo Calif USA   (10.04.12)
The Kurds in Syria are trying to stay out of the conflict, and are consolidating their population into one area. Turkey has been attacking Kurds in Iraq, and even in Turkey, militarily, and it is only a matter of time until they attack the Kurds in Syria. The US, with its very selective support for those who seek freedom, hasn't had anything to say about it.
46. #37 Ibrahim are you smoking that turkish delight?
Mike ,   Israel   (10.04.12)
Lets see how you handle the border thing with syria. If its the same way you handle the insurgments than I would sugest you behave nicely with Israel if you respect care anything about your country and people. Keep playing in the minor leages, Israel my friend is the majors and you cant even imagine whtats that like.
47. bombing
David Asleson ,   Minneapolis USA   (10.04.12)
How come when Israel gets bomb the world is Silent?
48. David # 47
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (10.04.12)
Because Israel is not a threat. They have proven they can be trusted.
49. Sarah B stop embarrassing us Israelis
David ,   Israel   (10.04.12)
None of us in Israel want to fight with Turkey, we actually wish to return to being mutual Allies. Your fanning flames here. The real question to be posed to the Turks here instead of being an armchair general is - Do you understand what we have been going through for decades? You are able to respond to one mortar while we have been under fire by thousands upon thousands of rockets from Lebanon and Gaza!
50. To: No. 35
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (10.04.12)
The law looks to intent, not efficacy. The fact that rockets and mortars are fired into Israel is relevant. Where those rockets and mortars land is irrelevant.
51. Sarah B.
taner ,   Zurich   (10.05.12)
Of Course Israel can wipe every country in this world, they are superman. they are the superpower in this world and no one can defeat them, and turkey is nothing, nooooooo turkey do nothing,LOL. Never read so much sh*t. Girl how old are you ? Played too much BF3?
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