Turkey attacks Kurds PPK rebels.

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 14:09:34 -0400

So this shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone except our leaders in Washington. Is Turkey with us or not? Susan Rice doesn't know! http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0I30IE20141014?irpc=932

Response by LTC Jason Strickland made Oct 14 at 2014 2:15 PM

LTC Jason Strickland — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 14:15:02 -0400

It's unfortunate MSgt Private RallyPoint Member that we don't know if Turkey is with us or not. It seems they are reluctant to get involved and I don't know the extent of why...

Response by LTC Paul Labrador made Oct 14 at 2014 2:23 PM

LTC Paul Labrador — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 14:23:24 -0400

The Turks have their own agendas. Why does that surprise anyone?

Response by Cpl Brett Wagner made Oct 14 at 2014 2:34 PM

Cpl Brett Wagner — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 14:34:25 -0400

MSgt Curtis Borders - Ya see Joe Biden was right! Our friends are our worst enemies. Then they made him go back and apologize. Is this the most comical administration or what?

Response by Cpl Ray Fernandez made Oct 15 at 2014 8:43 PM

Cpl Ray Fernandez — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 20:43:52 -0400

Turkey hasn't been on our side in well over a decade, first the refusal to allow us to use their bases as a staging point during the Iraq War, then their movement towards being more theocratic in the years since and now this? I'm surprised they even are in NATO any more. France used to be the country that most acted against us but now Turkey has taken that crown from them. The issues with the Kurds and Turkey has raged for decades. Parts of what are now Turkey and Iraq were once Kurdistan, but when the European powers left the Middle East, they formed borders and countries without any consideration of traditional ethnic groups which has helped keep the region very unstable.

Response by Cpl Ray Fernandez made Nov 12 at 2014 5:19 PM

Cpl Ray Fernandez — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 17:19:32 -0500

A bit of an update some sailors were attacked in Turkey by a Turkish youth organization. More proof that we have to be careful trusting Turkey to have our interests and back in mind in dealing with ISIS.

Sailors attacked in Turkey; bags placed over heads - CNNPolitics.com

Three U.S. Navy sailors were assaulted and had bags placed over their heads during a stop in Istanbul, Turkey, according to U.S. military officials.