Jim: > (BTW, as I read it "by all reports the army remains an extremely > loose, and lightly armed force" refers to the "Free Syrian Army" not > to the Turkish one.)
What do you expect from such an "army" Jim? Would they be armed with warships, warplanes, helicopters, tanks, what have you? By the way, the Turkish army is not as strong as you might think. They may have the manpower, that is, the numbers, but not enough equipment to fight a war in Syria. If they enter, they will lose that war right there. The Syrian situation is way more complicated that what is advertised in the Western media. It is a war between two regional powers, among other things: Iran and Turkey. At the global level, it is a war between the US/U versus China/Russia and several other unimportant patties. And Turkey has the backing of the US and the EU. Even then, Turkey is not the stronger contender. And this is just a small part of the entire picture. I don't give a shit to what Western Islamophobics say, but, if it goes like this, I will resign from the left so that I cannot be accused of being a left Islamaphobic or a "fucking idiot". Gather your facts, first, and say whatever you want to say, whether that involves the f word or not. You know, I have no problems with using that word whenever I think it is appropriate. After all, it is a personal thing and a sign of personal weakness, about which I am not proud of. Best, Sabri _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
