They send no terrorists, they are helping Syrians fight a mass murderous terrorist regime in Damascus. If Asad keeps provoking Turkey, he will get the ultimate shaft and Iran, Russia wont be able to do anything to help Asad stand on!
First i am not to sure how you became the spoke person of Turks as from those demonstrations its pretty clear Turks are civilized people and don't want war.
Who can and cant do any thing is to be seen again i hope Turks and Syrian don't fight as Muslims will pay the price on both sides.
A year ago Turkey was flying high: confident of its muscular role in the Middle Eastern region, and optimistic about its soft power diplomacy. Now it has come down to earth with a thud, mired in a war not of its own choosing, its efforts for stability stymied, and its risk of a larger conflict looming.
The Syrian mortar attack that killed a family of five in a small Turkish border village Wednesday prompted swift retaliation from Ankara. It launched artillery attacks at the Syrian side and parliament quickly approved the use of cross-border raids, although the government had little appetite for escalation.
But as Syrias brutal civil war grinds on with border skirmishes between the Assad regime and opposition rebels and thousands of desperate refugees fleeing toward Turkey none of Turkeys options looks good.
Turkey needs this (the civil war in Syria) to end, said Howard Eissenstat of St. Lawrence University in New York state, an expert in Turkish politics. But it doesnt want to go it alone.
Thats a huge problem for the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Ergodan. The Turks have made lots of phone calls to international organizations, said Houchang Hassan-Yari of the Royal Military College of Canada. They seem to be rallying public opinion for future action.
Turkeys first stop was the UN Security Council, delivering a letter calling the Syrian mortar attack an act of aggression, and a flagrant violation of international law phrases that could open the door to the use of international force against Syria under Chapter VII of the UN Charter. Syria says it was a regrettable accident, and expressed condolences.
A sharply-worded UN Security Council statement, issued late Thursday, condemned Syrias actions as violations of international law with an impact on regional peace and stability. But Security Council will go no farther because Syrian allies China and Russia would block any move toward military action.
In recent months Turkey has pleaded for the UN to back a no-fly zone that would create a safe haven for displaced people inside Syria but could also become an opposition base.
After Wednesdays border attack, Turkey called on NATO, of which it is a member. Under NATOs rules, an attack on any member can trigger retaliation by all. But an emergency meeting yielded another statement of condemnation.
Theres no interest, enthusiasm or willingness at NATO for any military action, said Stephen Larrabee, an expert in U.S.-Turkish relations at Rand Corporation. He has just returned from Turkey. They will support Turkey as it returns fire, and call for peace. But theyre not at the point of intervening.
The U.S., although sympathetic, is loath to wade into a war in a fraught election year. Nor are the financially-challenged European countries eager to jump in except for France.
Ankara is now in a doubly difficult position. When its efforts to push for a peaceful solution in Syria failed, casualties mounted, and refugees flooded the border, it supported the rebels, some of whom crossed into Turkey and returned with new weapons.
Turkey was already engaged in a shadow war, when the mortar attack occurred, Eissenstat said. And by some reports, Syria is repaying it by giving additional support to the PKK (militant Kurdish separatists). Their attacks on Turkish targets increased as the war in Syria gathered steam. Scores of suspected dissidents have also been jailed in Turkey.
But in spite of its own ethnic problems, Turkey has sheltered about 120,000 refugees from Syria, and made urgent calls for international aid. If the war in Syria continues, many more will arrive on its doorstep.
Meanwhile, it must show that it can defend its own citizens from cross-border attack. It has a powerful army, and could inflict serious damage on Syria if the conflict escalated. But Turkish public opinion does not favour war.
Turkey feels hung out to dry, Larrabee said. Nobody is willing to step up to the plate and help them. They believed in the degree of influence and ability of Turkey to shape the crisis. But instead its exposed their limits.
Analysis: Border attack by Syria leaves Turkey feeling vulnerable and alone - thestar.com
Civilized People of Turkey want no part of this war but i do Paudies giving out ultimatums on behalf of Turks.
