Russia's use of force in Europe is a major threat - General Breedlove
Russia's use of force in Europe is a major threat Thursday July 30 th , 2015 at 9:11 AM 1 Share GWEN IFILL: General Breedlove, thank you so much for joining us. GEN. PHILIP BREEDLOVE, NATO Supreme Allied Commander: Oh, thanks for having me. GWEN IFILL: I want to start by talking about Turkey. How significant is it that Turkey has allowed us to start using Incirlik for a basing to attack ISIS? GEN. PHILIP BREEDLOVE: Those things that we are working at now to use bases like Incirlik and Diyarbakir, those will be very important to our ability to prosecute a joint campaign with Turkey as a part of our coalition. GWEN IFILL: How far does that buffer zone go and how far do we go into it? GEN. PHILIP BREEDLOVE: We’re not creating any specific zone. What we’re talking about is bringing Turkey into an arrangement where, as a part of the coalition, they cooperate in our counter-ISIL campaign in the north. And that’s the real key to this.