Turkey to Syria: Your army is supposed to protect your people from Israeli aggression, not to protec - Polidicks

[quote] The foreign minister, who was traveling to Belgrade, Serbia for an official visit, told reporters, "[B]Why didn't [Bashar] al-Assad even throw a pebble when Israeli jets were flying over his palace and playing with the dignity of his country[/B]?" according to the newspaper's report.[/quote] [quote]Davutoglu continued: "[B]Why didn't the Syrian Army, which has been attacking its own innocent people for 22 months now from the air with jets and by land with tanks and artillery fire, respond to Israel's operation?[/B] Why can't al-Assad, who gave order to fire SCUD missiles at Aleppo, do anything against Israel?" [/quote] [quote]Is there a secret agreement between al-Assad and Israel? [B]Wasn't the Syrian army founded to protect its country and its people against this sort of aggression?[/B] The al-Assad regime only abuses. [B]Why don't you use the same power that you use against defenseless women against Israel, which you have seen as an enemy since its foundation[/B]," Hurriyet cited him as saying.[/quote] [URL="http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/turkey-s-fm-denounces-syria-s-assad-for-not-responding-to-alleged-israeli-strike-1.500963"]Source[/URL]

[quote]with the dignity of his country?[/quote] What dignity? Syria's dignity? It's been gone for a while.

"Turkey's FM denounces Syria's Assad for not responding to alleged Israeli strike" Thats a headline I never thought I see.

[QUOTE=laserguided;39448997]"Turkey's FM denounces Syria's Assad for not responding to alleged Israeli strike" Thats a headline I never thought I see.[/QUOTE] It more of a mock.

If Syria was clever they could make a campaign to unite people against Israel and go on some conspiracy Jew stuff about the rebels.

[QUOTE=NoDachi;39449065]It more of a mock.[/QUOTE] Basically. He is urging Syria to attack Israel rather than his civilians.

[QUOTE=Marbalo;39449101]"Don't attack your civilians, attack the civilians of a different country instead!"[/QUOTE] I didn't know Israel piloted its fighter jets with civilians

[QUOTE=Marbalo;39449101]"Don't attack your civilians, attack the civilians of a different country instead!"[/QUOTE] Attack the military of a different country* (IDF aren't civilians) And the Turkish minister's right, the role of the Syrian Army is to defend their country from fighter jets intruding their airspace and bombing their country, not to attack their own civilians. He's not saying to attack other civilians, but to actually defend itself from foreign bombings (which the army is supposed to do).

Israeli persecution complex at work.

[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;39448856]What dignity? Syria's dignity? It's been gone for a while.[/QUOTE] Yeah it got pissed away when they were launching missiles from attack helicopters at crowds of civilians.

Does Syria need some ice for that burn?

[QUOTE=Marbalo;39449764]Yes, people who outright say they want other countries to attack Israel is definitely a delusional and unfounded concern.[/QUOTE] Nah I think you're the delusional one blinded by your Israeli allegiance if you actually think its delusional to defend yourself. Israel bombed Syria killing civilians. That is an act of war, any response would be fully justified. Turkey is telling Syria their military should do what its supposed to, defend their countries from foreign attacks. Instead, Syria's army cowardly targets their own populace. I know you live in Israel and you would fear a reprisal, but you need to understand, when Israel attacks other countries, they put their selves at risk for a retaliation.

As if Assad could manage a conflict with Israel right now. The Syrian government is having a tough enough time dealing with this civil war for over a year now, what does Turkey expect Assad to do, exactly?