re: #220 MacGiolaPhadraig

This is not good.

NATO member Turkey and Syria hold first joint military exercise
DEBKAfile’s military sources stress that it is the first joint military maneuver any NATO member, including Turkey, has ever carried out with Syria. It appears to have received a nod from the Obama administration.
[Link: www2.debka.com…]

Nope, not good, it is Debka so take it with a teaspoon of salt.