Auburn85 434 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 http://thehill.com/v...roops-in-turkey The United States has agreed to send two Patriot missile batteries and 400 soldiers to Turkey in order to defend against missiles coming over the Syrian border. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta signed an order Friday to deploy the Patriots and soldiers at undisclosed locations in Turkey, Panetta spokesman George Little told reporters flying with the Defense secretary from Afghanistan to Turkey, according to The Associated Press. Turkey requested the Patriot missiles from NATO last month following several instances in which Syrian shells landed in Turkish territory, including one incident in October that left five Turkish soldiers dead. Germany and the Netherlands have also agreed to send two Patriot missile batteries each to Turkey. The German parliament approved the move Friday in a 461-86 vote. NATO has said that the move of the Patriot missiles near the Syrian-Turkish border is a move for defensive purposes only and that they are not being used to establish a no-fly zone. Panetta was asked by an airman at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey whether the Syrians would react negatively to Patriot missiles being deployed on the border. "I don't think they have the damn time to worry," Panetta said, according to the AP, because Syrian President Bashar Assad is struggling to hold onto power as his forces battle the opposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottomfeeder 244 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 WTH are we doing in foreign lands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubcali 441 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Protecting our NATO ally who requested the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leglessdan 1,934 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Kind of a no-brainer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURaptor 1,137 Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Does it take 400 troops to man TWO patriot batteries ? http://www.dvidshub.net/video/193349/panetta-oks-patriots-turkey#.UMvCneQ0WSo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToomersRevenge 284 Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Does it take 400 troops to man TWO patriot batteries ? http://www.dvidshub....ey#.UMvCneQ0WSo Well they sure aren't storming Syria with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TastesLikeChicken 0 Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Does it take 400 troops to man TWO patriot batteries ? http://www.dvidshub....ey#.UMvCneQ0WSo No, sounds like the world has decided syria should go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubfaninga 16 Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Does it take 400 troops to man TWO patriot batteries ? http://www.dvidshub....ey#.UMvCneQ0WSo No, sounds like the world has decided syria should go. Bad, bad, bad, bad, idea!!!!!!! The heck with the mayans. If Damascus is destroyed I'm going to start digging me a hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autigeremt 6,970 Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Yeah....so much for the anti-war party in power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURaptor 1,137 Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Does it take 400 troops to man TWO patriot batteries ? http://www.dvidshub....ey#.UMvCneQ0WSo Well they sure aren't storming Syria with them. Never thought they would. But why do 2 such batteries require 400 troops ? What constitutes a battery of Patriot missiles ? Is it more than just 1 semi with 1 launcher per battery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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