Being still fooled by MSM ? Turkey has gone rogue.
CNN is reporting that the Turkish parliament has approved military action against the Islamic State (ISIS). This may be the headline that Turkey wants, but it is not actually what the Turkish parliament has done. The Turkish parliament has instead voted to authorize its army to operate in Iraq and Syria. This extends a mandate that was approved two years ago but was about to expire. Hence, had Turkey previously wanted to operate against ISIS, it could have. More importantly, the Turkish motion did not specify a target. This means that the Turkish authorization could just as readily allow operation against Syrian Kurds who are fighting ISIS and al-Qaeda-linked groups, or against the Bashar al-Assad regime.
The Turkish vote means that Ankara could be helpful should it so choose, but it might simply stop at the appearance of being helpful, especially if American reporters and news organizations like CNN transpose their own goals onto a Turkish government which too often in recent years has operated against Western interests rather than in their favor.
Only the coming days will tell. But let us hope that neither the Pentagon nor the State Department let Turkey off the hook or accept pretend partnership rather than substantive cooperation.
More proof:
NATO "ally"Turkey is the staging ground for ISIS
Militants crossing the border from Turkey into Syria in broad daylight.
Turkish role in rise of ISIS
Turkey a key staging ground for ISIS.
Al-Mqdad al-Sharouri, ISIS fighter from #Yemen, says he was freed by Turkey in exchange for Mosul diplomats
Al-Mqdad al-Sharouri, #ISIS fighter from #Yemen, says he was freed by #Turkey in exchange for #Mosul diplomats pic.twitter.com/Beqgdf4NMo
— Zaid Benjamin (@zaidbenjamin) October 2, 2014
Abu al-Qaaqaa al-Tunisi would not have come from Tunisia to Iraq with a plane ticket and visa. He came via Turkey.
Abu al-Qaaqaa al-Tunisi who blow himself up during a military operation by #ISIS to take Hiit #Anbar west #Baghdad pic.twitter.com/6WlijrdzUs
— Zaid Benjamin (@zaidbenjamin) October 3, 2014
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