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[Rods2]

This is becoming an increasing dangerous situation where Obumma and Kerry have given Putin a free hand in Syria and his increasing assertiveness is creating an increasingly dangerous geopolitical situation especially between Turkey and Russia.

Aleppo is only 50 miles from the Turkish border and Turkey is of course a member of NATO. Turkey has its own geopolitical interests in Syria which are very different to Russia's.

http://observer.com/2016/02/mounting-evidence-putin-will-ignite-wwiii/

Lets hope that wise heads prevail.

[BazaJT]

I forget by who,but it was said many many years ago that if there was to be a world war III it would kick off in the middle east.Unless as you say wiser heads prevail whoever it was that said it could very well be right!!

[omega2018]

could happen, if say one side is stupid enough to shoot down a military jet after, say, a 17 second alleged incursion into their airspace  http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/26/russia-turkey-jet-mark-galeotti

[Rods2]

could happen, if say one side is stupid enough to shoot down a military jet after, say, a 17 second alleged incursion into their airspace  http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/26/russia-turkey-jet-mark-galeotti

Syria is getting very messy and dangerous. Iran, Kuwait, Qatar, Iraq, Assad, Kurds, ISIS, Russia and the US all have vested and geopolitical interests. US and Russia have always sensibly armed third-parties in the past to fight proxy wars, the fact that both are in the same war zone makes this particularly dangerous, but expect both sides to increase the arming of their proxies if things escalate.

[Varche]

It wasn't that long ago that civilised countries escorted stray fighter planes out of their airspace.

My concern is that there are a lot of players that are unpredictable in this conflict.

It will be interesting to see what NATO concludes from its meeting today. I cannot see an appetite for boots on the ground. We all know how that turns out. It is good that NATo has at long last sent patrol boats to tackle the people smuggling from Turkey to Greece. Only about a year too late.

Maybe the solution will be a partitioned Syria. Part run by Assad, part by some opposition group and part by Satanic State.

[tigers_gonads]

It wasn't that long ago that civilised countries escorted stray fighter planes out of their airspace.

My concern is that there are a lot of players that are unpredictable in this conflict.

It will be interesting to see what NATO concludes from its meeting today. I cannot see an appetite for boots on the ground. We all know how that turns out. It is good that NATo has at long last sent patrol boats to tackle the people smuggling from Turkey to Greece. Only about a year too late.

Maybe the solution will be a partitioned Syria. Part run by Assad, part by some opposition group and part by Satanic State.

The Turks warned the Russians not to take the piss
The Russians carried on taking the piss so the Turks set up a nice little ambush to prove a point believing that they could scream article 5 and NATO would come running if it all kicked off 

I'm under the impression that NATO had a quite word and told them they was on there own if it did 

I personally think NATO is finished as a organisation 

[05omegav6]

It wasn't that long ago that civilised countries escorted stray fighter planes out of their airspace.

Not everywhere has the luxury of a 12 mile deep perimeter fence

[omega2018]

now saudi is going to put boots on the ground, some being their own not just mercenaries
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-confirms-plans-to-send-troops-to-syria-a6867636.html

[05omegav6]

now saudi is going to put boots on the ground, some being their own not just mercenaries
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-confirms-plans-to-send-troops-to-syria-a6867636.html

Could be the kick in the head that's required... the Saudis won't opps about

[Broomies Mate]

About time!  The 'Muslim nations' not getting involved has really confused me.

If this does continue, it'll be the World against ISIS.  And so may it continue.

[05omegav6]

About time!  The 'Muslim nations' not getting involved has really confused me.

If this does continue, it'll be the World against ISIS.  And so may it continue.

Probably got more to do with oil prices, or rather the lack of

Nothing like a good war to bolster the economy... is there GWankaB?

[omega2018]

its going to be a bit awkward cos the saudis fund and arm IS, not to mention wahhabism