[NewRomeTacitus]

It didn’t thicken. It just hit the proverbial fan.

Turkey effectively just removed itself from NATO during their panicky (re)denial of the genocide they’ve been denying for decades.

Or they just triggered courage in America’s tenuous allies who were waiting for a big dog to jump the fence before following.

Will Islamic radicalism take over this most resistant yet Islamic-tolerant country? Will Russia freak out and move to support its interests there? Tune in next week to hear Turkey’s nominal leader ask “Is that big scimitar as sharp as you can hone it?”

Meanwhile, crossing the oceanic expanse from China to Taiwan...

[txhurl]

This is F'NG f'd up.

This is exactly what I expected.

AAArrggghh. Impeach Lantos and Pelosi.

[JSteff]

Good post.

[redgolum]

I suspect that if Turkey moves against the Kurds, NATO will dissolve. The EU countries will NOT support the US, and we will not be able to stay in the region very long.

I got friends stationed in Iraq and Turkey. This little spitting match doesn’t make me feel good.