Foreign Policy
Turkey Does Matter
In addition to all the hullabaloo going on in the Swamp on the Potomac, Pres. Trump will be attending a NATO conference in London in December. https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2019/11/16/this-could-get-a-little-ugly-what-to-watch-for-at-the-nato-leaders-summit/ From the article: The focus, NATO watchers agree, will be on three presidents who have shaken the alliance in recent years. U.S. President Donald Trump began his criticisms […]
China – again….
Military expansion in China? No offense meant to Sen. Hawley, but that’s been going on for a while. While he’s on the right track, he hasn’t read the reports that I’ve linked to in the past about China’s real intentions: acquire control of Southwest Asia and its minerals and own the world. https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2019/11/15/us-senator-talks-foreign-policy-reset-and-a-clear-and-present-danger-from-china/ From the […]
Like, Nobody Saw This Coming?
Turkey “accidentally” fired on US troops in Syria. From the article: Multiple artillery strikes landed about 1 kilometer from a road where U.S. forces in northeast Syria were paroling on Sunday, according to officials with Operation Inherent Resolve — the U.S.-led mission to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria. No U.S. forces were injured and […]
The Continuing Story of Turkey
Turkey agrees to a cease-fire, but says the Kurds must vacate the border area. Full article is here: https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/2019/10/17/turkey-agrees-to-5-day-cease-fire-in-syria-pence-says/ Anyone want to take any bets on how long before Turkey ramps it up again? Yeah, me neither. They want to re-establish the Ottoman Empire, which they lost under the Sykes-Picot agreement. Remember that one? They never […]
More On Syria
As you probably know, the “debates” aren’t really debates. They are circus for the masses. The only thing missing is toreros and picadors. Last night, Butthead Buttigieg and Tulsi Gabbard got into a pissing match over the withdrawal of US troops from Syria. Fauxcahontas stuck her oar into that, as did others, but that is […]
Updates on Syria v. Turkey
Last week, Turkey fired on US forces posted in northern Syria: https://www.militarytimes.com/2019/10/13/us-troops-believe-turkey-deliberately-fired-artillery-at-an-american-commando-outpost-in-syria/ American troops and former U.S. officials believe a Turkish artillery strike on Friday that landed about 300 meters from a U.S. commando outpost near the Syrian city of Kobani was done deliberately. No U.S. troops were injured in the strike, but U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces […]
The Middle East – The Sykes-Picot Agreement 1916
When you first read this document, which was drawn up quickly and the map of the Middle East divided equally quickly by the use of a simple straight-edge ruler, it appears innocuous. But it is not. It specifies the division of what was, at the time, the Ottoman Turkish empire with the intent to give […]
Cold War Redux?
Some good stuff about US-Ukraine relations here, and how we’re training Ukrainian troops in situ to use good hardware like Javelins. https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2019/03/06/more-lethal-aid-to-ukraine-us-trainers-javelins-have-already-made-russians-a-little-more-nervous/ From the article: The U.S. has been providing lethal aid in the form of Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine since May, and Russian armor is reportedly deterred by the investment. On top of the […]
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