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**euylvaygdq** · 10-05-2012, 11:21 AM

The uprising in Syria has exposed a reality about Turkey's military to many Turks themselves, according to Todays Zaman. Turkey does not have a military policy of preparation for war. Rather, it follows a Kemalist based philosophy of "a concept of peace"- it is NOT preparing for war. It's as if you send troops out on patrol, but without bullets. Or you transport 200 unarmed soldiers by unarmored vehicles down a road that recently was the site of a PKK bombing and attack.

Apparently, it is the only military in the world which does NOT prepare for war on principle.

Turkey also has a blend of 35% professional, 65% conscripted military, meaning inexperienced and unprofessional soldiers matriculate continuously into its lowest ranks.

So not only are "professional" generals of the TSK ( Turkish Armed Forces) found plotting against the elected government and funnelling weapons, intel, and support to the PKK as the recent Sledgehammer trials have revealed, but the Kemalist philosophy of conscription and 'pacified military' render the TSK poorly manned and poorly prepared for war. As well, despite the TSK's large size, there are serious doubts about the armaments available to directly face the Syrian military.

The recent shelling of a Turkish village from Syrian soil will certainly serve as a pretext for escalation of armed conflict and the greater preparation for war within Turkey. However, several pretexts have passed before and Turkey has avoided martialization. The Syrian govt openly threatened Alevi populations in Turkey. The Bashar has been linked several times to arming and supporting PKK terrorist attacks in Turkey. Several incidents have occurred wherein Syrian spies captured people within Turkey and returned them to Syria.

All this occurring, there are factions within NATO who want to convert the TSK to an all professional military, smaller, preparing for war, so it engages in more NATO assignments. It will also mean that Turkey will be a more active consumer of the American military industrial complex, as America dominates over 70% of the entire global market for arms/weapons/war. This shelling is a far more public pretext for changes for the TSK.

Did Bashar really just shell a Turkish village?
Possibly. But it's also possible that someone else shelled it and blamed it on Bashar, like Nato/american/mercenaries contracted to draw Turkey into the conflict.

Allah knows best.

10-05-2012, 11:21 AM	#19
euylvaygdq Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 624 Senior Member	The uprising in Syria has exposed a reality about Turkey's military to many Turks themselves, according to Todays Zaman. Turkey does not have a military policy of preparation for war. Rather, it follows a Kemalist based philosophy of "a concept of peace"- it is NOT preparing for war. It's as if you send troops out on patrol, but without bullets. Or you transport 200 unarmed soldiers by unarmored vehicles down a road that recently was the site of a PKK bombing and attack. Apparently, it is the only military in the world which does NOT prepare for war on principle. Turkey also has a blend of 35% professional, 65% conscripted military, meaning inexperienced and unprofessional soldiers matriculate continuously into its lowest ranks. So not only are "professional" generals of the TSK ( Turkish Armed Forces) found plotting against the elected government and funnelling weapons, intel, and support to the PKK as the recent Sledgehammer trials have revealed, but the Kemalist philosophy of conscription and 'pacified military' render the TSK poorly manned and poorly prepared for war. As well, despite the TSK's large size, there are serious doubts about the armaments available to directly face the Syrian military. The recent shelling of a Turkish village from Syrian soil will certainly serve as a pretext for escalation of armed conflict and the greater preparation for war within Turkey. However, several pretexts have passed before and Turkey has avoided martialization. The Syrian govt openly threatened Alevi populations in Turkey. The Bashar has been linked several times to arming and supporting PKK terrorist attacks in Turkey. Several incidents have occurred wherein Syrian spies captured people within Turkey and returned them to Syria. All this occurring, there are factions within NATO who want to convert the TSK to an all professional military, smaller, preparing for war, so it engages in more NATO assignments. It will also mean that Turkey will be a more active consumer of the American military industrial complex, as America dominates over 70% of the entire global market for arms/weapons/war. This shelling is a far more public pretext for changes for the TSK. Did Bashar really just shell a Turkish village? Possibly. But it's also possible that someone else shelled it and blamed it on Bashar, like Nato/american/mercenaries contracted to draw Turkey into the conflict. Allah knows best.
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