Syria- Is it time we re-assessed who we support?

Germinator

Germans don't have a habit of  shouting Allahu Akbar do they?

Sve

So there are no German Muslims? Have you seen many Turks shouting Allahu Akbar as I have not and I have spent many months in most regions of Turkey.

Germinator

Stop trying to defend Turkey, that country are IS supporters, they have a bloody cheek to be in NATO and I certainly don't want that lot in the EU either.

Cliff

So Moscow has intelligence reports that Turkey is considering an invasion of Syria.
They say they have 'reasonable grounds' to suspect this.

Turkey does feel that they have a right to this land- the ex Ottoman empire that was taken away.
I am sure they would like to be the beacon of Islam again in the Middle east. They certainly see themselves as superior, however old fashioned that sounds in the PC west.

Moscow claims it has evidence that Turkey is planning to INVADE Syria

johntheexpat

So that means they would be at war with Syria, which means they would be at war with Russia, which means that as they are members of NATO, we will all be at war with Russia.

That's really going to put a dampener on the weekend.d

robel

Erdogen would love to see himself as the head of a new caliphate....

johntheexpat

Well, if Russia and the West come to blows in the middle east he could be head of the world rather than just head of some poxy caliphate.
However, if I survive, he should be aware that I will be very very cross and implacable in my desire for kicking butt.

Sve

Except there are around 1.5M reasons why it will never happen.

rodd1000

Think it's more like 7 billion.

krish

More like a sultanate ...
Erdogan's new sultanate | The Economist