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originally posted by: worldstarcountry
a reply to: 23432
As I think you have established previously you may be a resident of Turkey, perhaps we would be better suited to have an exchange of dialogue.
What is the domestic sentiment there now as far as relations between Egypt and Turkey? Egypt is currently looking to bolster its Navy with new production and purchases to maintain better leverage in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. I know Turkey is doing the same, but from what I can tell is already better positioned with a higher volume of Naval assets currently patrolling the region.
You guys expecting any confrontation with Egypt in the near future?
originally posted by: luthier
a reply to: 23432
Lol,
No thanks. How about you stop commanding me.
Mousalini, Franco who ever. The man loves power and uses his power to silence those oposimg his power.
Apparently you are on the right side of that power.
originally posted by: worldstarcountry
Our very existence as a free and democratic society depends on it. When they unite under the banner of the caliphate, they will march on Israel. We must not allow the beacon of light in the darkness of the center of the world to fall!
originally posted by: luthier
a reply to: 23432
You have no idea who I am or when and if I lived in Turkey and for how long.
You have no information as to what my ethnic back round is, who my family is or where I was educated.
One thing is for sure you are unwilling to question why a man wants more power and how he can manipulate the masses.
originally posted by: luthier
a reply to: 23432
Lol,
Whatever buddy.
The guy is basically Putin. A gangster scumbag who has manipulated the public by taking on massive speculative gambling in foreign short term loans and an Islamic rhetoric to make the economy seem robust.
He has manipulated the public to allow him to change get the constitution in a vote after a coup he probably created to purge the opposition and garner sympathy.
But in reality you sound exactly like Turkish media. Or at least the ones left.
originally posted by: worldstarcountry
a reply to: Azureblue
Our national interests do not align, that makes them a threat. Just regular empire stuff. As a citizen who enjoys the benefits of living in my empire, I have to support it. Just like our Turkish friend has to support his.
Its a clash of civilizations you know. Would you rather be on the losing side?
originally posted by: luthier
a reply to: 23432
Yawn,.
Defend deflect,.use boogeymen..
Yeah the coup was a Cia plot,...even though it greatly benefited erdogans tyranny. How convenient.
Like I said you have no idea what my back round is or ethnicity.
So keep making empty posts that say uh uh your wrong..
I can keep laughing at them.
Red Sea Tensions
A political dispute emerged recently after Sudan signed a deal with Turkey to rebuild Suakin island on the Red Sea coast and a naval dock.
Egyptian and Saudi media slammed the agreement and alleged that Turkey would build a military base on Suakin island harming the security of Arab countries - a claim denied by Sudan and Turkey.
Ties between Turkey and Egypt, an ally of Saudi Arabia, have been frosty for some time.
Ankara strongly condemned Egypt's military coup in 2013, which overthrew President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Cairo responded to the island deal by sending troops to Eritrea, which has borders with both Sudan and Ethiopia. Khartoum then shut its border with Eritrea. Sudan also recalled its ambassador to Cairo.
Ethiopia, which already has thousands of troops on its border with Eritrea, responded by sending more troops to its border with Eritrea.
originally posted by: worldstarcountry
a reply to: 23432
Yea thank you for proving my OP. I already knew how you felt, you have been putting Erdogan on a throne for some time now. My biggest concern is the growing expansion into Red Seas states in Africa separate of NATO goals. Our interests are going to cross along the Nile and Suez. At that point we are going to have a problem. I absolutely am taking the Turkish threat very seriously, and so is Egypt since the Muslim Brotherhood were removed from government influence.
Red Sea Tensions
A political dispute emerged recently after Sudan signed a deal with Turkey to rebuild Suakin island on the Red Sea coast and a naval dock.
Egyptian and Saudi media slammed the agreement and alleged that Turkey would build a military base on Suakin island harming the security of Arab countries - a claim denied by Sudan and Turkey.
Ties between Turkey and Egypt, an ally of Saudi Arabia, have been frosty for some time.
Ankara strongly condemned Egypt's military coup in 2013, which overthrew President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Cairo responded to the island deal by sending troops to Eritrea, which has borders with both Sudan and Ethiopia. Khartoum then shut its border with Eritrea. Sudan also recalled its ambassador to Cairo.
Ethiopia, which already has thousands of troops on its border with Eritrea, responded by sending more troops to its border with Eritrea.
Im watching the entire chess board, not just one corner.
Now some may think 200 troops stationed there is not a big deal. But as they are taking on a growing role as AMISOM ends its mandate and reduces its presence, we learn they will be training up to 1,000 soldiers at a time, up to 10,000 this year alone. Thats ten thousand soldiers a year from a population that has held a lot of resentment to non-Islamic policies in their society. The indoctrination they will receive with that training gives me the heebeejeebees .
When, as you say Erdogan has full command of the Muslim world, he is going to have quite the fighting force ready to ship out from the newly developed Red Sea port in Sudan and bouncing them around with their air field in Qatar as a transit hub for the rest of the Middle East. With their great relationship with Iran, it means their air transit will not be threatened crossing Yemeni airspace.