What a clown this guy is....Prime Minister Erdogan, the pussy that tried to show his might against Israel and then backed down like a scared dog is now saying it's up to NATO to protect his border with Syria after some Syrian firing had gone into Turkey and killed people in refugee camps. So that's the tough Turkish stance? They can't even put troops up at the border to protect their own land? They demand that U.S. and British and German troops come defend their worthless Islamic asses?
I guess Prime Minister Erdogan is only comfortable in the use of his military when they are safely in F-16's and Apaches firing down on Kurdish civilians.
The story is from DAWN.
Turkey says Nato is option to defend Syrian border
STANBUL: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said Nato is responsible for protecting his country’s borders, newspapers reported on Thursday, after gunfire from Syria hit a refugee camp on the Turkish side, wounding four people.
“We have many options. A country has rights born out of international law against border violations,” Erdogan was quoted as saying by Hurriyet daily and other newspapers.
“Also, Nato has responsibilities to do with Turkey’s borders, according to Article 5,” added Erdogan, whose country is a Nato member.
Article 5 of the Nato treaty declares that an armed attack against one of its members will be considered an attack against all members and allows for the use of armed force. It has been invoked only once, following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.
Erdogan, speaking to reporters on board a plane returning from an official visit to China, also said fire had again crossed the border into Turkey from Syria on Tuesday.
Erdogan said earlier this week that Turkey would take unspecified steps against Syria after stray bullets entered a refugee camp in the Turkish border province of Kilis on Monday.
Two Syrians and two Turkish aid workers were wounded.
He also accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of personal responsibility for killing civilians.
Assad’s forces have killed more than 9,000 people in the past year, according to a UN estimate. Damascus says rebels have killed more than 2,600 soldiers and security personnel.
Turkey, once an ally of Assad, has been calling for an international effort to put an end to the fighting in Syria that began in an uprising in March 2011.
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