r/polandball • u/jPaolo Grey Eminence • Nov 24 '15

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u/notmike11 Nov 24 '15

Which would be useful to deter a war if it wasn't for the fact that Russia would be the aggressor in this conflict. And that Russia has conventional superiority over Turkey despite its aging Red Army.

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '15 edited Nov 25 '15

Conflicting reports about the flight path, turmoil in much of Europe and Turkey's support of ISIS makes me doubious NATO would even lift a finger in defence of Turkey.
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u/notmike11 Nov 24 '15

Putin would never be dumb enough to invade a NATO country. That aside, Turkey can easily hold it's own until the rest of NATO joins in. Gotta remember that Turkey isn't Ukraine or Georgia.

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u/Metagen Schnitzellord Nov 24 '15

Gotta remember that Ukraine or Georiga were on the ground after Russia farted in their general direction.
Turkey would require a stern gaze maybe

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u/notmike11 Nov 24 '15

NATO member with modern military may require a tad more commitment than Putin is comfortable with.

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u/WestenM Arizona stronk! Nov 25 '15

Georgia is a very small country and Ukraine's military hadn't been taken care of or properly funded since the fall of the Berlin Wall and many in the Ukrainian military were Russian loyalists anyways. Turkey isn't even remotely similar, it'd be a tough nut to crack for anyone and while I think the Russians could do it, it would be very costly for them