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by **boomerang** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:57 am

reached the used by date?

I hear 2 new bases are under construction
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Lebanon

Kurdistan

Why would the US built a base in Kurdistan, if the turkish one is up the road?...why go to all this expence?

Could it be that the US is looking at turkey as an unreliable future partner, especially after saying no to the US for the Iraq invasion?

Aslo wouldn't that piss of the turks that this signals the establishment of Kurdistan and will be under the protection of the US?...something the turks look at as an anathema to their own problems?

Another point that has been overlooked...when Israel bombed Syria, they Isarelis never asked for permission from the turks to use their airspace...kinda got caught with their pants down asking questions about it after the even...some alliance...

by **CopperLine** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 9:00 am

Boomerang,
I've heard/read nothing about a US base in Lebanon. Are you sure ? Have you got a source for this story ? Where is it ? Naval ? Air ?

US bases in Iraq, including Kurdish Iraq is well known, though it seems to me a very long shot for the US to strategically favour basing rights in an unstable Iraq over a stable Turkey (which is also a NATO member). Though you never know.

by **paliometoxo** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:41 pm

turkey reach and passed the used by date years ago...

by **pantheman** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:44 pm

paliometoxo wrote:turkey reach and passed the used by date years ago...

Re paliometoxo, welcoma back mate.

You back from the UK then ? You haven't been a round alot lately to do some turkish bashing :wink:

Anyway, good to see you back.

by **T_C** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:25 pm

Palimetoxo better watch his mouth!

by **Dîrî** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:17 am

The US withdrawal from Iraq won't be a final withdrawal as many seem to think...

They're talking about halving the number... That's all...

And the base being built just outside Hewlêr in Iraqi Kurdistan is no joke either - it's got one of the world's longest air stripes... When finished, it'll be well over 5 KMs long...

"Turkey is like so yesterday..." :lol:

by **bg_turk** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:36 am

Is Erbil AIrport actually used by military planes?
As far as I know it is a commercial airport for civil aviation.

by **Get Real!** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:40 am

T_C wrote::lol: Palimetoxo better watch his mouth!

Now T_C is getting upset! What's happening lately? :lol:

by **Eric dayi** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 3:30 am

pantheman wrote:
paliometoxo wrote:turkey reach and passed the used by date years ago...

Re paliometoxo, welcoma back mate.

You back from the UK then ? You haven't been a round alot lately to do some turkish bashing

Anyway, good to see you back.

You'd better be careful too panth, you don't want Get Retard to tell you you need to get an education before you "come on a forum". :lol: