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2006-06-22 Europe

Building a New Era in U.S.-Turkey Relations

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Posted by ryuge 2006-06-22 07:49|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Building a new era. The US supported Turkey's entrance into the EU, and we've coddled them regarding their feelings about Iraq and the Kurds. And we got denied the right to send troops into Iraq from the North and hostility ever since. Then they sent Murat to hassle us online.

I would say it is indeed time for a new Era in US-Turkey relations because they've been spitting on us for years now.

Posted by rjschwarz 2006-06-22 10:30|| 2006-06-22 10:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Send 'em a message: make the next U.S. Ambassador an Armenian-American.

Posted by borgboy 2006-06-22 12:28|| 2006-06-22 12:28|| Front Page Top

#3 I see that the initial agenda to begin a "process" does not include addressing the problem that created PKK in the first place. Therefore, any "process" will fail and, as Ralph Peters recently said, North Kurdistan should be considered occupied territory. That is, in fact, what it has been for a long time.

In the meantime, we can expect to see more commentary of this type, and pro-Turkish propaganda like that of Eric Edelmen, because it looks like Turkey is in its best position ever to lose its big American lobby.

Turkish media reported on Tuesday that Turkey was doing a big favor for Sikorsky/Boeing in extending a deadline for a helicopter tender, implying that the problem was coming from the US side.

Yesterday, facts emerged from a Boeing spokesman on the details of the tender's requirements--including full access by Turkey to the software codes and a guarantee by bidder's governments that there would be no political difficulties attached as strings to the bid. Sikorsky/Boeing is unable to comply with these requirements. More at the Houston Chronicle, which can be compared to a Turkish Daily News report on the same subject.

Therefore it is my speculation that Turkey extended the bid deadline to give them time to finesse Boeing, so that they can save their powerful Washington lobby. No doubt they will use negotiation time (in July) with the State Department on the CSV draft to help push this issue as well.

Posted by Azad 2006-06-22 13:02|| 2006-06-22 13:02|| Front Page Top

#4 I miss Murat. Didn't agree with him, but he was a ~~fairly~~ relatively spittle-free window into what the other side was thinking. Concur on the Armenian-American ambassador next time.

Posted by Glutch Graitch6859 2006-06-22 14:10|| 2006-06-22 14:10|| Front Page Top

#5 Greece has a lot of Anti-Americanism as well. I think its time to start playing them off. If you want US support over Cypress? What's it worth?

Posted by rjschwarz 2006-06-22 14:57|| 2006-06-22 14:57|| Front Page Top

#6 spittle free? Bah! He got a woody when american troops died. I'm glad he's gone. I wish him ill

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-06-22 15:32|| 2006-06-22 15:32|| Front Page Top

#7 Glutch Graitch6859||

There's an olde RB name.

Murat alpha wasn't so bad until the war started and the bombs went off in Turkey. Then he morphed, still I'd like to hope that he could be cured with a great whack of a Kimmalist Thought Club.

Posted by 6 2006-06-22 15:54|| 2006-06-22 15:54|| Front Page Top

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