Tuesday, August 11, 2015

U.S. Military Leaders Believe They Were Misled By Turkey When they Agreed To Coordinate Military Operations Against The Islamic State


Business Insider: US military official: 'We were outraged' when Turkey pulled a fast one right after the anti-ISIS deal

An American military source told Fox News that US military leaders were "outraged" when Turkey began launching airstrikes against the Kurdish PKK in northern Iraq just hours after striking a deal with the US opposing the Islamic State, the militant group also known as ISIS, ISIL, or Daesh.

A Turkish officer entered the allied headquarters in the air war against ISIS and "announced that the strike would begin in 10 minutes and he needed all allied jets flying above Iraq to move south of Mosul immediately," the source said.

"We were outraged."

Update: Turkey's strikes on Kurds could drag US into new front, military sources fear -- FOX News

WNU Editor: It definitely does look like the U.S. was set-up .... and Turkey is now using this "agreement" to launch a war against its Kurdish opponents while stating that they would assist the U.S. in their war against the Islamic State. No public reaction from the White House yet .... and I do not expect any in the near future.

Update #2: I may have spoke to soon .... the latest Turkish air-strikes are now raising eyebrows back in Washington .... US military: Turkish airstrikes too close to US training sites (Rudaw).

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