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Old 08-31-2014, 08:25 AM  
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Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam View Post
It is possible that Israel and Turkey will have to get involved. The Israeli and Turkish armed forces are the only real regional standing powers right now. NATO is preoccupied with the Ukraine situation. Really, the Russians and NATO/US have allied interests in seeing this whole ISIS situation eliminated. It would be nice to see former antagonists unite to deal with a common problem ... Unlikely this will happen though.
Well I think it's pretty clear we see them as a big enough threat to make deals with Assad in Syria and that they are willing to work with us. That's a pretty big sign that everyone understands how serious a threat these guys are.

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