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Failed military coup in Turkey; Erdogan promising swift reprisal
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Ziltoidia 9
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Cant wait for the false flag conspiracies.
i would think the main reason why the other part of the military is not getting involved is because it would be kind of hard for the pro-Erdogan mob to distinguish between pro and anti coup military. Thus making it even more dangerous than it is.
Erdogan is a fucking coward for sending his people against the military while running away like a bitch.
Erdogan is a fucking coward for sending his people against the military while running away like a bitch.
Freewheelin'
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hitler won elections u know
Sorry to be a bit facetious, but this is how it goes. It's written into military mandate that they can do this. Weird as it is, that's as democratic as the vote.
And you don't see a problem with an undemocratic institution deciding when to forcibly remove an elected leader for something as vague as 'secularism' even when their decision seems unsupported by voters and the political opposition? Just because something is written down in a constitution does not make it justified or morally right.
Especially if you know that the coup will fail.
Never in a million years would I ever think that of all places GAF would house so many supporters. I'd thought they'd want secularism to win.
Baron Doggystyle von Woof
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Jesus christ get back to your history books, also stop godwinning.
JuanLatino
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fucked like syira, Lybia, Egypt, iraq? Yeah taking down the president/Governent by Force worked out so well in the past
RIP to the officers killed.
I am fine with it when it removes a government who becomes more and more authorian.
Already Torn
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Yeah, if Obama's condemning it that must mean US Intel thinks it's all over. A shame.
PdotMichael
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Both firing the same caliber.
Kralamoonard
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Honestly not sure, and I don't think there's an easy answer. Some of the things he's done man, it's effed up for sure. Just don't want to see Turkey to go up in flames like Syria or be a tribal free for all like Libya, but at the same time, what will the future hold post coup?
Honestly, I also want the country to stabilise again so I can get my damn holiday heh (had to cancel my flight on Tuesday :/).
Where are you based btw?
What does this mean?
Watching democracy being destroyed more and more each year= "Country was fine as it was". Yeah yeah, sure, keep believing that.
I can't wait to for countries to send him more billions for "refugees" that he can take chunks out of to make his 1000 room palace bigger!
Frustrated_me
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The government is already ensuring Turkey is on its path towards Iraq, Syria, Egypt.. The Coup is trying to stop that.
Freewheelin'
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Godwinning made your argument look a bit simplistic and naive, so...
Eh.
Obama has NATO/Nukes/ISIS to worry about. He could be running the Coup from the Oval Office and release the same statement to distance US interests from shit going down.
Reckheim
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Support for the coup, there seem to be a lot of people in the crowd against it as well tho.
TheLostBigBoss
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Obama can't support a coup (of a NATO member)
DXB-KNIGHT
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Really?
Why would they all ride the same helicopter?
This sounds more like Pochie returned to his home planer and got killed on the way back.
maniac-kun
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So is the military beeing pushed back or is it just in some places?
Do you guys think if you keep repeating that it'll become true? Most "democratic elections" don't feature so many violent attacks on the opposition.
Already Torn
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Couldn't he also refuse to comment on it until he's pretty sure it's going to fail?
im not surprised
i know people here in germany who worship erdogan like hes the saviour of turkey. they dont wanna hear anything bad about him
Originally from Ankara, no longer live in Turkey though.
Seems like after Erdogan rallied his supporters to pour into the streets, many soldiers are faced with the decision of either shooting pro-Erdogan protesters and continuing or surrendering and many are choosing the latter.
Succinct Verbosity
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Especially of a NATO nation.
smokeandmirrors
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right? fuckin international politics 101.
MMaRsu
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They couldve just not commented right?
TheAutomator
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Wut? We (Egypt) are doing better than if we have let Mohamed Morsi jizz all over the country. I'll give you Iraq though.
DXB-KNIGHT
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The Muslim Brotherhood is blaming him for loosing Egypt
CitizenVectron
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To be fair, the last elections weren't exactly democratic. I mean, he has the opposition parties arrested, jailed, etc.
Dude really?
The helicopter fired shots at officers on the ground, killing them. The coup guys were shooting from it.
Bam Bam Baklava
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I don't think you guys get it, even if Obama wanted this coup to happen, what the hell kind of fuel would it add to Erdogan's crazy supporters if they see him saying "yeah take him down boys!"
He has to basically repeat the standard line of we respect democratically elected leaders because it's the only safe answer.
He has to basically repeat the standard line of we respect democratically elected leaders because it's the only safe answer.
That's not an option for the President of the United States.
It would look bad if Obama doesn't support a major NATO member in such times.
Yup.
Also, Erdogan's call for resistance was unexpectedly potent.
Everyone was laughing at him for being forced to carry interview on facetime but it somehow worked unexpectedly well.
I can't really add much but hope all those in Turkey stay safe.
It's just how diplomacy works. Everyone supports everyone else in public while all the real shit goes down behind the scenes. Obama's gotta say what he did in case the coup fails or turns out worse than what they had before.
JimmyRustler
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I know some of those as well. Yet none of those want to actually live in Turkey. Makes my blood boil.
Skellig Gra
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You can't be serious.
ThoseDeafMutes
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Would be a deafening silence that implied the same thing.
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