[STARLIT]

Great post, Heshmat is one of the best to report about the goings on in the Middle East. Now it seems the Turks are wanting to get more involved or maybe there's a more coordinated effort to stop the Turks now?

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A pair of U.S. Air Force stealth fighter jets intercepted two Russian nuclear-capable bombers Friday morning off the coast of Alaska, a spokesman for NORAD (North American Aeorospace Defense Command) told Fox News

Two separate defense officials reached by Fox News said the Russian bombers came within 55 miles of Alaska’s west coast.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/05/12/us-air-force-jets-intercept-2-russian-bombers-off-alaska-coast.html

[Rusty0604]

IDF reveals ‘Operation Chess,’ its effort to keep Iranian reprisals in check

https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-reveals-operation-chess-its-effort-to-thwart-iranian-reprisals-from-syria/

[bagster]

Now it seems the Turks are wanting to get more involved or

NIKK, I think the Turks are a wild card in the mix. I think they were also a contender and had a desire to be at the head of the caliphate, which makes them less likely to cooperate in the new middle east structure. Also their rabid hatred of the Kurds can screw things up. They are much more likely to support the deep state agenda than a modernized, peaceful middle east.

I always leave Turkey out of my calculations, for some reason. Anyway. We shall see.

Bagster

The Lesser Oracle