I worked my uncle's tire shop for a while. I've seen the "barter" that goes on. You give them tires but don't take money, then you buy some other stuff from them and they nullify your debt. Small town businessman do things of this nature like you wouldn't believe. This essentially makes the...
I can see how the warhawk faction will play: We need to "counter Iran" ---> Let's support DA CURRDS ---> Why is Turkey decoupling from US?
I hope Trump ignores those vampires.
If he stops protecting YPG, good. If not, bad.
Permanent bureucracy in DC is anti-Turkish to the point of ridiculousness. We can't manage to get to any point with them. They are consumed by hubris and devoid of any understanding regarding limitations of American power. That's a problem. And...
RTE can always do another U turn and quietly align with Israel in exchange of a green light for a Syria op. Will he? I don't know. But it's definitely a possibility.
TB-2's success mainly originates from a distinct set of circumstances. It's in the context of peripheral wars. But the catch is, peripheral wars are what is commonplace. I'd even argue current Israel shenanigans are also largely a peripheral war. Those involve smaller nations or non-state actors...
Compared with the superior ubermensch of the civilized western europe of course. The ones with rapid deindustrialization and demographic winter. Everybody wants to be them. They are superior. The master race.
I wish people understood this point. There comes a moment when politicians decide throwing money at the military is the better option. This is influenced by a variety of factors, but for most nations it's still far away. Financial limitations are real, and should be taken seriously. But politics...
They say birds fly with one wing in Iran. Other wing is for covering the backdoor against all the booty bandits! :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
This is a gross mischaracterization of the situation.
Turkish Modernization started as early as Selim III, and the main objective was always preserving the state. There are different undertones of this central objective for different groups in different time periods. Sometimes it was to defend...
There are reports about Zahide Hanım's martyrdom. It seems she was down near the door because she was receiving the flowers her husband bought as an anniversary surprise. If I didn't know, I'd say PKK is a stereotypical evil organization in a Disney movie. But it's real.
Remember brothers...
I hold a gun to your head and say: "Give me your wallet"
You give me your wallet
Then you gloat around "I neutralized the threat, he didn't shoot me!"
This is how ridiculous you people sound.