Does This Mean War?

I dunno. But it is usually a prelude to war. Wot? In? The? Hell? Is? He? Talking? About? This: Turkey Suspends Trade, Defense Ties with Israel.

Turkey says it is “totally suspending” all trade and military ties with Israel as relations between the two countries continue to worsen.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the freeze Tuesday, a day after Turkey ordered all senior Israeli diplomats to leave the country by Wednesday.

Erdogan also said he may visit the Gaza Strip, but would finalize plans after speaking to Egyptian officials. He is planning to visit Egypt later this month.

Last week Turkey expelled the Israeli ambassador and downgraded diplomatic relations. Israel refuses to apologize for the deaths of eight Turkish citizens and a Turkish-American during last year’s Israeli raid on a ship carrying aid to Palestinians in Gaza.

I don’t see the advantage for Turkey unless things are so bad there that they need a war to cover it up. Or as they used to say about the Paper Hanger in the 30s, “It is just for domestic consumption.” We know how those predictions turned out.