Obama trying to cut Israel off at the pass?
After months of doing nothing, President Hussein Obama is suddenly having discussions with his Best Friend Forever, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, about creating a no-fly zone over Syria (Hat Tip: Dan F). Asked about options such as imposing a no-fly zone over rebel-held territory, Clinton said these were possibilities she and Davutoglu had agreed "need greater in-depth analysis", while indicating that no decisions were necessarily imminent.If you look at a map of Syria, you see another small benefit that Obama and Erdogan might reap from imposing a no-fly zone:
"It is one thing to talk about all kinds of potential actions, but you cannot make reasoned decisions without doing intense analysis and operational planning," she said.
Though any intervention appears to be a distant prospect, her remarks were nevertheless the closest Washington has come to suggesting direct military action in Syria.
No-fly zones imposed by NATO and Arab allies helped Libyan rebels overthrow Muammar Gaddafi last year. Until recently, the West had shunned the idea of repeating any Libya-style action.
Iran is the country that borders Iraq and Turkey. What if Israel planned to fly over Syria to attack Iran (which would be most of the distance that it would have to traverse over Arab countries on the way to attacking Iran)? A no-fly zone would mean that the US and Turkey might come after those Israeli planes (and Turkey almost certainly would). At the very least, it would require that Israel coordinate an attack with the United States, something that Obama would almost certainly not allow....Hmmm.
Labels: Barack Hussein Obama, Campaign 2012, Iranian nuclear threat, Israeli attack on Iran, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria no-fly zone, Turkey
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 12:38 PM
2 Comments:
No .....really...the 'staunchest ally' of Israel, he wouldn't.
Just look at his words: "So if you want to know where my heart lies, look no further than what I have done — to stand up for Israel."
My guess he ment 'to stand up for Israel's destruction'.
Remember, even if Turkey does a no-fly zone with a waiver for Israel... In 2003 this same Erdogan's party *refused* to let the U.S., which had brought in all the equipment, step off into Iraq from Turkey. Obama probably LOVES that about Erdogan.
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