So far, its all quiet on the Western MSM front (Red Alert! Tom Brady said something scandalous!), but the tension has definitely ramped up between Greece and Israel and Turkey(and consequently, Russia, the U.S., and China..).
The reasons vary, but combine for some potentially deadly inertia. Turkey is angry because of Israel's actions concerning the Freedom Flotilla earlier this year. Israel is pissed because Turkey supports political reform in Middle Eastern countries involved in 2011's Arab Spring, reforms that will further isolate Israel, and the Israelis are also mad that Turkey downgraded their diplomatic status. So now Israel has started hanging out with Turkish enemies the Greeks, the Armenians AND the Kurds. This all pretty intense, seeing how these two nations(Israel and Turkey) were strong allies only months ago..
And now, the Greeks and the Turks are at odds of Turkey's oil exploration in the Mediterranean. Due to the activation of existing defense pacts, if hostilities escalate, Israel and Greece (and Russia!) will be on one side, Turkey, Iran, and the United States will be on the other. Uh-Oh! And to really send the whole situation into Defcon 1 land, China might end up siding with Turkey, Iran, and the U.S. Overlapping diplomatic and defense pacts are awesome! And they'll probably insure our complete involvement, confusion, and ultimately, destruction!
And please, bear in mind, my explanation is terribly simplistic, not factoring in other alliances with nation-states (Syria, Lebanon..), political factions(Hezbollah, PKK), escalating tensions between Palestinians and Israelis, Palestine's lobbying for U.N. Statehood status, and rich, western countries sticking their ass in this ever-growing potential apocalypse.. And the fact these people have hated each other for a millennia..
Imagine a tangled ball of Christmas lights the size of your house. Untangle it. Oh yeah; it's electrified. That's kinda what we're dealing with, here..
It's a good thing this will be on television, or I'd be worried that it's all real!
The reasons vary, but combine for some potentially deadly inertia. Turkey is angry because of Israel's actions concerning the Freedom Flotilla earlier this year. Israel is pissed because Turkey supports political reform in Middle Eastern countries involved in 2011's Arab Spring, reforms that will further isolate Israel, and the Israelis are also mad that Turkey downgraded their diplomatic status. So now Israel has started hanging out with Turkish enemies the Greeks, the Armenians AND the Kurds. This all pretty intense, seeing how these two nations(Israel and Turkey) were strong allies only months ago..
And now, the Greeks and the Turks are at odds of Turkey's oil exploration in the Mediterranean. Due to the activation of existing defense pacts, if hostilities escalate, Israel and Greece (and Russia!) will be on one side, Turkey, Iran, and the United States will be on the other. Uh-Oh! And to really send the whole situation into Defcon 1 land, China might end up siding with Turkey, Iran, and the U.S. Overlapping diplomatic and defense pacts are awesome! And they'll probably insure our complete involvement, confusion, and ultimately, destruction!
And please, bear in mind, my explanation is terribly simplistic, not factoring in other alliances with nation-states (Syria, Lebanon..), political factions(Hezbollah, PKK), escalating tensions between Palestinians and Israelis, Palestine's lobbying for U.N. Statehood status, and rich, western countries sticking their ass in this ever-growing potential apocalypse.. And the fact these people have hated each other for a millennia..
Imagine a tangled ball of Christmas lights the size of your house. Untangle it. Oh yeah; it's electrified. That's kinda what we're dealing with, here..
It's a good thing this will be on television, or I'd be worried that it's all real!
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