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I don't support YPG/PKK, but that kind of salute actually originates from ancient Rome, and practiced way before Nazis took over Germany, it's only after WW2 that it was associated with National Socialism. Let's not call everyone we don't like "Nazis" shall we?

Diplomacy backed by strength works indeed. But if this strength turns into unjustified violence, this leads to horrific situations like World Wars. And this world cannot bear another global conflict as weapons that are capable of destroying entire cities in one volley are around.

I hope that this quick advance won't be followed with a quick retreat.

Stop playing too much Europa Universails.

Well... The Ayyubid Dynasty was actually a mix of Arabs, Kurds and Turks.

As if both Iraqi and Syrian governments are functional or anything...

We can't leave NATO now, Russia is re-emerging and there is a possible nuclear Iran. We need the nuclear umbrella it provides, like it or not.

Well... we sort of become the successor of the Eastern Roman Empire as a political entity after 1453 but this has nothing to do with being muslim or not.

"Byzantine" is not an ethnicity. It's an Empire which was named after the old name of Constantinople, Byzantion. While the ruling class of the Empire spoke Latin until 7th century, during the reign of Heraclius it hellenized. What you're doing here is an anachronism.

In anyway, this is war and we should be ready to face its consequences. As long as we are in this conflict we will suffer casulities. This is unavoidable.

Can anyone confirm this?

Ottoman Empire. They took the Eastern Rome in ruins and made it the jewel on their crown.

A proper air and armour support really makes a difference, when looking at the recent FSA gains.

Byzantine Empire was much more than just Orthodoxy and its Caesaropapism. What makes the Roman Empire is not its religion, but its governing institutions. laws and bareucracy, which was evlolved during the reforms of Justinian and died out with Latin sack of Constantinople in 1204.

Just being Orthodox and some vague marriage in history does not make you the successor of Rome.

Yeah. It's just a matter of time before the Jarabulus front and the Azez pocket unites. Good job TSK!