Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday criticised the United States for moving a carrier strike group closer to Israel, saying that it would commit "serious massacres" in Gaza.
  • empireOfLove@lemmy.oneEnglish
    233·
    9 months ago

    Damn wonder wha happened to all those ethnic Kurds in your country, eh? Projection thru and thru

  • AphoticDev@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    9 months ago

    I mean, I hope not, but given the US history in the middle east, it wouldn’t surprise me. He’s not exactly the right person to be complaining about that, though.

  • khalic@beehaw.org
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    9 months ago

    I’m certainly nervous about the US sending a CSG there, with their history and all… but in this case, it’s a way to prevent counter offensives by neighboring countries, which do have a tendency towards invading Israel. If they intervene, things have gone reaaaally wrong.

    Well this and the fact that the CSG acts as a moving warehouse for selling/providing weapons to Israel.

    • Syldon@feddit.ukEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Biden specifically asked Israel not to use the situation for an easy land grab in his speech on the situation.

      • khalic@beehaw.org
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        9 months ago

        It’s a good sign. This and the “first knock” still being in place. Rage is not a good counsel…

    • NaN@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Maybe Israel shoots at some Navy ships again to hide their activities (again).

      • khalic@beehaw.org
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        9 months ago

        I don’t know what event you’re refering to, but happy to learn if you give me a name or something

        • NaN@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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          9 months ago

          In the six days war they attacked the USS Liberty reconnaissance ship with fighter jets and torpedo boats and then invaded the Golan Heights.

  • Jaysyn@kbin.social
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    9 months ago

    What’s that Turkey? You don’t want those jets anymore? Rather get some shitty-ass MIGs instead?

    • Pons_Aelius@kbin.social
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      9 months ago

      Erdogan replies: What’s that Ukraine/World you don’t want that grain to pass through the Bosphorus Strait?

  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
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    9 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    ANKARA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday criticised the United States for moving a carrier strike group closer to Israel, saying that it would commit “serious massacres” in Gaza.

    Following a surprise attack by Hamas militants on Israel on Saturday, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Sunday that the U.S. will be moving a carrier strike group, which includes the USS Gerald R. Ford, closer to Israel.

    "What will the aircraft carrier of the U.S. do near Israel, why do they come?

    They will hit Gaza and around, and take steps for serious massacres there," Erdogan said in a joint press conference with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer in Ankara.

    Erdogan has previously said that Turkey was ready to mediate between Israeli and Palestinian forces to ensure calm.

    The conflict comes as Turkey, which has backed Palestinians in the past, hosted members of Hamas, and supported a two-state solution to the conflict, works to repair ties with Israel after years of animosity.

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