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First, Turkeys Zaman Newspaper reports that Vice President Biden and Turkey President Erdogan discussed ... not only to deny ISIL a safe haven and roll back and defeat them, but also strengthen the Syrian opposition and ensure a transition away from the Assad regime - two goals that only the brain dead believe can be done simultaneously. Why video of the Biden-Erdogan press conference is not being made available is a mystery only the hopelessly deficient White House Press Office can answer. The two sides supposedly gave signs they have bridged their differences - but there was no mention of Turkeys Incirlik Air Base, which the U.S. wants to use to launch strikes against ISIL militants. Biden only briefly mentioned Turkeys plans to train and equip moderate Syrian opposition fighters, but no details were disclosed. Furthermore - Turkeys call for a no-fly zone, or safe zone, in northern Syria was never mentioned. Whatever bridging of differences took place, it must have been quite a tiny bridge. The column also mentions that there were no questions permitted at the press conference - which in plain English requires questions and answers. US and Turkey discuss transition away from Assad in Syria (Zaman, Turkey) bit.ly/1C0ifuy Then, with the Obama Administration failing to make available footage of the appearance of Biden and Prime Minister Davutoglu - again, mistakenly called a press conference - during which no questions were permitted, undoubtedly due to concerns that a reporter might bring up any pesky facts or mention Bidens recent comments accusing Turkey of supporting terrorists, we have to rely on this one-and-a-half minute segment from Turkeys Anadolu News Agency. They utter pleasantries and pretend that all is well between Istabul and Turkey. VIDEO: Vice President Biden and Prime Minister Davutoglu Press Conference (Anadolu, Turkey) bit.ly/1HC5ZAY Then video of Turks greeting Vice President Biden - provided by Ruptly, a news outlet funded by Russia in Europe: VIDEO: Turkey Protesters Hold Yankee go Home Demonstration (Ruptly, Russia) bit.ly/1FfuhP0
Posted on: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 08:54:03 +0000

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