keeping syria s civil war within its borders is the rain nato and the united states are putting pate i don t patriot missile bas in turkey. as of today the u.s. is militarily involved to some degree in the syrian conflict. a u.s. patriot missile battery is operational in a turkish city 30 miles from the u.s. border. u.s. deployment is aimed at defending nate ally turkey from cross border syrian action. we re in a defensive posture. turkey is essex possessed. lasts october shells hit a turkey border town killing five people. they cannot down surface to air missiles including scuds which could be more deadly. could they have chemical