SputnikNews: All inputs and outputs to the Incirlik Air Base located in Adana have been closed as Turkish Minister of European Affairs cautions that it is just a “safety inspection” while local newspapers speculate that a second coup attempt may be underway.
Some 7,000 armed police with heavy vehicles have surrounded and blocked the Incirlik air base in Adana used by NATO forces, already restricted in the aftermath of a failed coup. Unconfirmed reports say troops were sent to deal with a new coup attempt.
According to the Turkish Minister for European Affairs, Omer Celik, this is just a routine “safety inspection.” Hurriyet, by contrast, reports that anti-terror police received reports of a second attempt by Gulenists to overthrow the Erdogan regime.
Incirlik Air Base, located in the province of Adana, is a critical NATO base in Turkey. The US maintains 50 to 90 tactical nuclear weapons at the base. MORE
So Turkey has surrounded a NATO base with 7,000 troops.
Inside the base are 65-90 of our tactical nukes.
This is one of those times when you really, REALLY want a grownup in charge.
With a name like “Incirlik”, who woulda guessed it would wind up encircled?
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Isn’t it about time we start a second Berlin Airlift (My Dad was in Berlin in the Air Force in 1948 during the airlift) to Turkey and tell the Turks in no uncertain terms they’re in deep shit if they mess with us. But as usual barry and John effin Kerry won’t do diddly squat.
Its an “Air Base” so just FLY in.
Another example of this administration’s foreign policy acumen. If we lose Turkey, as we did Libya, then NATO loses a strategic airbase. Another win for Obama.
Som tin wong, wery,wery wong.
So, we just sit and wait. Do a Berlin Air Lift if necerrary for supplies and personnel. Then, just like the Iranian Embasssy crisis, comes a change in US Presidency from lilly livered Catah (O’Bozo) to Reagan (Trump), the Turks will be changing their tune.
I know, because I keep getting told by the MSM, that the world absolutely LOVES Barky and as a consequence ‘respects’ the USA more than before, but can someone please list what true allies, if any, the US has left ??
We’ve become a laughing stock because of barry and his chicken shit approach to foreign policy. That’s why they try to get away with this, because they know he won’t do anything about it. The bastard is worse than jimmah carta. He’s a gutless weenie and always will be.
Turkey cut off Electricity and water to the base around July 17. Food and water and generators and fuel are being flown in.
Turkey closes its air space 3..2..1..
Get the frigging nukes out of there. That base and our service members have been held hostage since the first takeover was attempted so where is public outcry? Obviously our own government thinks it’s more important to oversee the NBA’s boycott of State than put that tyrannical Turk asshole on notice. Fuck Turkey….they have not been an ally for years and the country will be another Syria soon.
I’ve wondered for awhile if something like this was going to be used by obutthole to get advanced nukes into the hands of his moslem pals. Want to take bets on how long before this happens?
Phuzzy – I’ve been wondering the same thing. I wouldn’t put it past this lying, America-hating, deserter-honoring, Gay-obsessed, Communist-organizing, racist, marxist muzlim and jug-eared jihadi!!
Pull our people out and set off the nukes in place.
Make it clear that if a single finger is raised against the action that the nukes will be disbursed to Turkish government facilities prior to detonation.
Then notice how many decades go by before any other government tries interfering with one of our bases.
Don’t worry, someone from B.Hussain’s administration will give the stand down order if they move toward the base.
@Anonymous July 31, 2016 at 11:23 am
We picked up Cuba
We went down this road before with the Turks back in ’74 with the whole Cyprus gig so I think we know the dance steps. I wouldn’t be surprised if we haven’t already quietly moved them out of there. Further, with all the blather confirming nukes (when we have a long history of neither confirming or denying their presence) with a bomb count as well leads me think they may have moved them out along time ago. All the bennies of the rattle without the worry about the saber getting rusty or stolen.
Now we know the details of the deal Obola made with Erdogan.
Erdogan gets to be Caliph and the nukes will counter-balance Iran.
Assad and the Kurds will calm the fuck down while ISIS becomes Erdogan’s SS.
izlamo delenda est …