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Title: Turkish woes
Post by: besilarius on October 26, 2020, 08:15:19 PM

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htatrit/20201026.aspx

Turkish F16s crossed into Greek territory and lost a plane.

Title: Re: Turkish woes
Post by: Sir Slash on October 26, 2020, 11:31:19 PM

Ouch! Better think that through some more next time.

Title: Re: Turkish woes
Post by: besilarius on November 05, 2020, 10:16:15 AM

https://www.strategypage.com/qnd/russia/articles/20201105.aspx

Erdogan may have seriously overextended Turkeys military.  After purging the leadership a few years back, he is involved in Syria, Libya, Azerbaijan, and Greece.
Somewhere it's got to blow up.

Title: Re: Turkish woes
Post by: Martok on November 05, 2020, 11:09:33 AM

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These Arabs have bad memories of Turkish imperial rule and are hostile towards the returning democratic Turks.

Um, typo... 

Title: Re: Turkish woes
Post by: Sir Slash on November 05, 2020, 07:49:33 PM

The Turks used to be very democratic. Whenever they formed a Firing Squad, they always asked, "Who wants to shoot first"?  ;)