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Russian-Turkish Tensions (2015)

[fblike] An incident that many commentators had been fearing in Syria took place last week when Turkish forces shot down a Russian aircraft that allegedly violated Turkish airspace.  The Russian plane was reportedly flying a mission to bomb rebel positions … Continue reading

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R&D: Russian-Turkish Tensions (2015)

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on Russian-Turkish tensions (2015). Obama Wants Turkey and Russia to defuse tensions https://t.co/SGU9YlkTJS pic.twitter.com/EpOBleceXx — The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) December 1, 2015 Are we about to see an escalation between Turkey … Continue reading

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President Obama’s Iraq Policy

[fblike] Since 2008, Iraq gradually ceased to be a topic in extemporaneous speaking.  This accelerated after the U.S. withdrew its remaining forces from the country in 2011.  Optimists thought that Iraq questions would fade much like Vietnam questions did in … Continue reading

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R&D: President Obama’s Iraq Policy

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on President Obama’s Iraq policy. Mosul dam in Iraq recaptured from Islamic State militants, President Obama says http://t.co/JvziygR2O0 — BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) August 18, 2014 Antiwar politicians and … Continue reading

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