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To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (254759)	10/11/2005 12:50:36 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1570895

There are several possible scenarios for the evolution of this dispute. The most dangerous would be for Turkey to carry out its threat to attack ships carrying missile components while they are in transit, or to strike the batteries as they are being deployed on Cyprus. The conflict could escalate to regional war if Greece retaliates against Turkey as pledged in its Joint Defense Doctrine with Cyprus. In response to Turkish threats to destroy the missile systems while in transit, Russia has said that an attack on Russian ships would be an act of war. Although it is far less likely than a Greek military response, if Russian technicians or officials are among the casualties of such an attack, Russia might also respond militarily. Once again, you are dramatizing events and bringing extraneous third parties like the US into situation when they have little to do with anything. Cyprus is a nothing island in the middle of the Mediterranean. There are Greeks and Turks on the island and for decades they have not gotten along. The island got its independence from Britain in 1960 and they have been fighting ever since. The Greeks are in the majority and they want control. The Turks don't want to be controlled by the Greeks. If Greece and Turkey are stupid enough to get into it over Cyprus, then they deserve to blow each other up. ted