Obama gives ISIS ally veto power over US air strikes on ISIS
Obama gives ISIS ally veto power over US air strikes on ISIS, Front Page Magazine, Daniel Greenfield, August 3, 2015
The war against the JayVee team that has captured large chunks of Syria, Iraq and Libya is going really well. Secretary of State John Kerry and White House Minister of Information Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf assure us that the un-Islamic terrorist group whose name must not be mentioned will shortly be crushed.
Meanwhile Obama keeps trying to negotiate with the Taliban, the other group of misogynistic mass-murdering Islamists he had vowed to defeat back in his first term.
The administration is celebrating a coup in finally getting Turkey to get on board and allow the US to use an air force base for air strikes on ISIS. But as Commander Dyer points out, there’s a slight problem.
1. The Obama administration refuses to define a territorial or operational objective.
2. U.S. forces aren’t sure whom they’ll be allowed to shoot at.
Well it’s not like we need to know what we’re fighting for or how we’re going to fight. The important thing is that Obama got a crazy Islamist dictator who built himself a billion dollar palace while terrorizing his people to agree to let the US use an air force base.
As long as he gets to decide who we bomb.
The US Air Force could use the Incirlik air force base in Turkey but had to allow Turkish oversight of the targets it would strike in Syria and Iraq from Incirlik.
That is a slight tiny problem because the Turkish regime loves terrorists almost as much as Iran and has a history of secret ties to ISIS.
According to the Guardian on 25 July, a U.S.-led raid on an ISIS compound in May 2015 unearthed a treasure trove of documentation on this connection. Turkish middlemen have been funding ISIS for months, to the tune of millions of dollars, by buying oil from the guerrillas – implicitly with the knowledge and support of the Turkish government.
The Jerusalem Post reported one Islamic State member said Turkey, a member of NATO, provided funds for the terrorist group.
“Turkey paved the way for us. Had Turkey not shown such understanding for us, the Islamic State would not be in its current place. It [Turkey] showed us affection. Large [numbers] of our mujahedeen received medical treatment in Turkey,” said the man, who was not identified.
The topic of Turkey’s involvement with ISIS remains controversial and has led to a conflict between Turkish law enforcement, which tried to expose government weapons shipments, and the Erdogan regime.
Even Joe Biden said it not long ago, before being forced to apologize.
So Obama has given an ally of ISIS oversight of US air strikes against ISIS. And it gets even more schizophrenic because the US is now involved with the PKK, a Kurdish Marxist liberation group, which Turkey is bombing.
So yes, the war will be won any day. Meanwhile Pakistan will be hosting peace talks with the Taliban. You know, the country which was pretending to be our ally while harboring Osama bin Laden.
Don’t worry. I’m sure the Caliph of ISIS probably isn’t living in a mansion in downtown Istanbul. Yet.
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WarSclerotic 
August 3, 2015 at 7:50 PM
August 4, 2015 at 7:23 AM
Some facts:
The PKK is a prescribed terrorist organisation by the US State Department. It is a Marxist party seeking to carve out a independent Kurdistan from Turkey.
Incirlik Air Force base is a Turkish Military base not a US base. It is under the Sovereignty of the Turkish Republic and as such it is natural for Turkey to control who operates from such base and under what rules of engagement. The inferences drawn by you are grossly erroneous.
Turkey is a NATO ally and as such we as the United States of America are Treaty bound to defend the indivisibility and territorial integrity of the Turkish State. By putting things into context, imagine African Americans seeking to establish an independent State in the US and Turkey aiding them. Well this is basically the perception we could create amongst the Turkish people if we were to hinder Turkey’s fight against the PKK.
August 4, 2015 at 3:31 PM
The decision to build the Incirlik Air Base was made during the Second Cairo Conference in December 1943, but construction works began after the end of the Second World War. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction of the Incirlik Air Base in the spring of 1951. The U.S. Air Force initially planned to use the base as an emergency staging and recovery site for medium and heavy bombers. The Turkish General Staff and the U.S. Air Force signed a joint-use agreement for the new Air Base in December 1954. On 21 February 1955, the Air Base was officially named Adana Air Base, with the 7216th Air Base Squadron as the host unit. This Air Base was renamed the “Incirlik Air Base” on 28 February 1958.
In mid-1975, the Turkish government announced that all U.S. military bases in Turkey would be closed and transferred to the Turkish Air Force. This action was in response to an arms embargo that the United States Congress imposed on Turkey for using American-supplied equipment during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974. Only Incirlik Air Base and İzmir Air Base remained open due to their NATO responsibilities, but all non-NATO activities at these locations were suspended.
After Congress lifted the embargo in September 1978, and also restored military and naval assistance to Turkey, normal operations resumed in Turkey, and the United States and Turkey signed a “Defense and Economic Cooperation Agreement” (DECA) on 29 March 1980. After signing the DECA, the USAFE initiated the “Turkey Catch-up Plan” to improve the quality-of-life of airmen stationed at Incirlik
August 4, 2015 at 3:38 PM
The Politics of Incirlik Air Base
http://www.academia.edu/4485712/The_Politics_of_Incirlik_Air_Base
A Difficult Choice for the U.S.
The real issue here is the extent to which the US government intends to support Turkeyin her fight against the PKK, and the degree of significance it attributes to the Armenian resolution. President George W. Bush and his government had made it clear that the goodrelation with Turkey is more important for the US. On 17 October 2006, the Press Secretaryat the US Defense Department stated that the restriction on the use of Incirlik base wouldincrease the financial burden of the war in Iraq and cause delays as regards the timeline.This suggests that the US military would side with Turkey in the above matters. At thesame press meeting, the Defense Press Secretary suggested that U.S. take Turkey’swarning on Armenian Genocide Resolution seriously and the House should consider theimportance of Turkey’s airspace for US interests and Iraq mission.
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Nevertheless, there is no guarantee that the Bush Administration will be able to convincethe House. In 1975, despite the opposition of President Ford and Secretary of State Kissinger plus two vetoes, Congress passed the arms embargo against Turkey.
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Hence, it can besaid that the Armenian Genocide Resolution may still pass despite Turkey’s Incirlik card.On the other hand, is there any plan as to what happens after closing the Incirlik Airbase as a response to possible passage of the Armenian Resolution or inadequate American
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support in the fight against PKK? During crises of embargo in 1975, the bases wereopened again to the US use after the lifting of the embargo. But the Armenian GenocideResolution is a different matter in that there would be no reversal of the process onceCongress passes the resolution. So, if Incirlik is vital for the U.S., they may play othercards against Turkey, like a new arms embargo. Such a card is likely to cause difficultiesfor Turkey in her fight against PKK. Turkey needs to consider all scenarios before takingany action
August 4, 2015 at 3:40 PM
Kurdistan
Kurdistan or Greater Kurdistan (About this sound (listen) (help·info) “Land of the Kurds”;[3] also formerly spelled Curdistan;[4][5] ancient name: Corduene[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]) is a roughly defined geo-cultural region wherein the Kurdish people form a prominent majority population,[13] and Kurdish culture, language, and national identity have historically been based.[14] Kurdistan roughly encompasses the northwestern Zagros and the eastern Taurus mountain ranges.[15]
Contemporary use of the term refers to four parts of a greater Kurdistan, which include parts of southeastern Turkey (Northern Kurdistan), northern Syria (Western Kurdistan), northern Iraq (Southern Kurdistan), and western Iran (Eastern Kurdistan).[16][17] Some Kurdish nationalist organizations seek to create an independent nation state of Kurdistan, consisting of some or all of the areas with Kurdish majority, while others campaign for greater Kurdish autonomy within the existing national boundaries.[18][19]
Iraqi Kurdistan first gained autonomous status in a 1970 agreement with the Iraqi government, and its status was re-confirmed as an autonomous entity within the federal Iraqi republic in 2005.[20] There is a province by the name Kurdistan in Iran; it is not self-ruled. Kurds fighting in the Syrian Civil War were able to take control of large sections of northeast Syria as forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad withdrew to fight elsewhere. Having established their own government, some Kurds called for autonomy in a democratic Syria; others hoped to establish an independent Kurdistan.[21]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan
August 4, 2015 at 5:46 PM
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