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I was waiting for someone in NATO to be difficult. It's too good an opportunity to settle old scores
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I was waiting for someone in NATO to be difficult. It's too good an opportunity to settle old scoresErdogan says Turkey does not support Finland and Sweden joining NATO
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that his country does not support plans by Finland and Sweden to join NATO, claiming they are home to "terrorist organizations."www.yahoo.com
I grill my own at home (usually beef, sometimes lamb when I can find a good deal), and serve with saffron rice. There's a couple of good places in Austin for this fare, but I hate driving into the city, absolutely hate it.
I'm specifically talking about the German-Turkish version that was first created in Berlin. It is a popular street food in Germany served in pita type bread with meat, sauces, and vegetables. Every street corner in Germany has one. Even the smallest village will have a church, a pub, and Döner Kebab store.
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Although its fun to blame Ergdogan for everything, we should probably get back on topic…
I'd never seen one served with bread, very interesting.
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So if Turkey objects, does it scuttle Sweden and Finland from joining?
Apparently Article 10 requires unanimous assent by current members, according to the Great Wiki. What I've read in the news indicates that the US amongst others is/will be applying pressure to Turkey on this matter.
I personally would trade Turkey for Sweden and Finland. The latter two are much more aligned politically with NATO than Turkey under Erdogan. Sweden has a great indigenous military-industrial plant, too.
If the West had any consideration of the wider implications of their decisions they'd not have abandoned Constantinople.Yebbut I wouldn't want to be throwing Erdogan further into Putin's orbit right now. Kicking Turkey out of NATO could make it really hard for the US and Western European Allies to get ANYTHING into the Black Sea....ever.
Yebbut I wouldn't want to be throwing Erdogan further into Putin's orbit right now. Kicking Turkey out of NATO could make it really hard for the US and Western European Allies to get ANYTHING into the Black Sea....ever.
Three quick, massive volleys will close their eyes, muy pronto."But Sir, by the time we can see the whites of their eyes, they will be able to see the whites of our eyes".
And we could sail the Rhine-Danube Canal.True enough, but I question the value of fighting over the Black Sea given its constriction. Put a stopper at the bottle and let Russian or Turkish assets molder there, and then control the sea with airpower based in continental Europe.
Three quick, massive volleys will close their eyes, muy pronto.
If the West had any consideration of the wider implications of their decisions they'd not have abandoned Constantinople.
Why wasn't there a Crusade to save Constantinople ?
1453. Why didn't the Pope call for a crusade to save Constantinople ? I'm not sure if he did. If he did so, why wasn't it 'answered' ?historum.com
Give 'em a whiff of grape!Three quick, massive volleys will close their eyes, muy pronto.
Russian lawmaker warns Poland is next in line for 'denazification after Ukraine'
A Russian lawmaker is warning Friday that recent comments from Poland’s leaders are encouraging Moscow to “put it in first place in the queue for denazification after Ukraine.”www.yahoo.com
Seems to just be business as usual for the Russians. Do they just not have a War College?It isn't just the fact they tried it, there can only have been negligible if any preparation.
I am no military mastermind, but where was the recce to see what forces the Ukrainian Army might have waiting for them. Where were the initial crossings by assault boats and amphibious tanks to hold an initial bridgehead, where was the air cover and AA defences because once found, a pontoon bridge was guaranteed to attract attention like insects to a honey pot, and where was the artillery support.
There is no sign of any of it
"We pay our generals to lead troops, not bury themselves in academia."Seems to just be business as usual for the Russians. Do they just not have a War College?