You have to steady yourself first.
Posted on 10/09/2020 9:45:42 AM PDT by Texas Fossil
Wait.
So the Russians sell s-400 systems to Turkey.
Turkey gives the Russians NATO codes so they can use the S400 systems to track NATO jets (an item posted earlier). It also meddles in the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict on the Muslim side.
And Russia then stages exercises with Egypt outside Istanbul?
Erdogan is nuts and evil, but the Russian role leaves me confused.
OTOH, you don't need much in these constricted places - a single Turkish minelayer named Nusret dropped 26 mines in 1915 and changed the entire course of WWI.
I’d prefer it to be called Constantinople.
But that name was removed by Muslim conquest long long ago.
The ComDems we battle today are very Evil Vermin.
I think it is interesting news. It may be signs of some improvement in the Middle East issues.
President Trump has been in the news a lot related to that lately.
I agree it is interesting.
Am no fan of Egypt. They have made persecuting Christians a cottage industry.
That’s Tut’s vacation barge. Uses it to get to his condo make of stona.
You have to steady yourself first.
The Egyptians I have exchanges with became my friend as consequence of my habit of following news about people who seek to be free in really bad parts of the world.
I was following events in Egypt before the stolen Egyptian Election that brought Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood to power. I worked with several there and a blogger who were very informed about the reality on the ground.
Obama helped finance Morsi and Hillary and Ambassador Patterson threw Egypt to the Islamist wolves.
A year later the Egyptians rebelled with millions in the streets demonstarating. Morsi ordered then General Sisi to fire on the civilian Egyptians. He refused and arrested Morsi and many of the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist leaders.
Obama did everything in his power to put Morsi back in power. Nobody was buying that. He suspended aid to Egypt and threatened a lot of other things. Sisi held his ground and Saudi Arabia and others helped them stabilize the country.
Those people I worked with then are still very good friends today.
Egyptian warships approaching Istanbul?
How else are they supposed to get to the Black Sea? Go the long way around?...............
If you search on the web, there are drawings and maps showing what they built. Major undertaking.
Ships are soooo last century.................
Egyptians know about Russia. They probably do some business with them. They are NOT surrogates of Russia.
Egyptians are not NATO members.
she is top heavy...
The straits have always been strategic marvel. That is how Constantinople was conquered. Ancient people were able to divert the Strait and allowed the Conquest.
Russia understand how strategic it is to the region.
Well, since the overthrow of Morsi, that has not been the case.
President Sisi promised to rebuild many of the Churches in Egypt. He has done exactly that. There are still Terrorists who do as you say, but every time they peek their heads up for one of those acts. The Egyptian military kills them.
And they have worked closely with the Israeli government to help stop the tunnels and problems in Gaza.
I’ve watched this a long time. I know how it played out after Morsi. Now President Sisi has been a blessing to Egyptian Coptic Christians and to the region. He has been an honest partner with many in the region.
Egypt vs. Turkey
No other options.
LOL
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