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Bucky

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5. Geeze, Sputnik News again? And they're quoting "Jakub Mareš" on a geopolitical question.

Reply to another_liberal (Original post)

Mon Nov 30, 2015, 01:18 PM

Nov 2015

Jakub Mareš, for those of you not savvy to the world of geopolitical theory and strategy... is a footballer from Prague, which is about as close to a Henry Kissinger clone you can get without becoming sane

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How deep is NATO support for Turkey? [View all] another_liberal Nov 2015 OP

sputnik. LOL...nt SidDithers Nov 2015 #1

What's that again? another_liberal Nov 2015 #2

It seems NATO and the West are more interested in derogating Russia than fighting terrorists. forsaken mortal Nov 2015 #3

I'll drink to that! another_liberal Nov 2015 #4

Geeze, Sputnik News again? And they're quoting "Jakub Mareš" on a geopolitical question. Bucky Nov 2015 #5

Character assassination without a shred of comment the subject in question . . . another_liberal Nov 2015 #7

One historical event to look at could be the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus... cascadiance Nov 2015 #6

And the Turks are still there, occupying half of Greek Cyprus. another_liberal Nov 2015 #8

It is a complicated issue, and you have many Turkish Cypriots living in that part too... cascadiance Nov 2015 #9

The Turks invaded and seized Greek Cypriot national territory . . . another_liberal Nov 2015 #10

The same way we allowed the Russian aggression into Georgia, the Crimea and Ukraine to stand. LanternWaste Nov 2015 #11

That isn't even "apples and oranges". . . another_liberal Nov 2015 #13

If we ever did throw the Turks under the bus, we could start helping out the Kurds KamaAina Nov 2015 #12

Yes, we could . . . another_liberal Nov 2015 #14