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2006-09-26 Europe

Turkey: Army will protect country from Islamists

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Posted by Fred 2006-09-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Yeah, yeah. How 'bout more walk & less talk...

Posted by PBMcL 2006-09-26 01:22|| 2006-09-26 01:22|| Front Page Top

#2 The leader of Turkey is an Islamist. Seculars are a rarity in Dar-Islam.

Posted by Snease Shaiting3550 2006-09-26 01:28|| 2006-09-26 01:28|| Front Page Top

#3 So far, the army has been Turkey's saving grace both in actions reported and in those not reported. They'll do it up to a point. And that point is probably higher up than many would give them credit for.

Posted by gorb 2006-09-26 02:23|| 2006-09-26 02:23|| Front Page Top

#4 yeah, yeah. Sure. Believe it when I see it.

Posted by anon 2006-09-26 04:57|| 2006-09-26 04:57|| Front Page Top

#5 I've been waiting for some time to see whether the generals are still secular and if they would reassert their old role.

It's clear the EU won't let them in on full terms in any case. Given that and given the Kurdish situation, a move is not unlikely.

Posted by lotp 2006-09-26 05:19|| 2006-09-26 05:19|| Front Page Top

#6 Trouble is, the Army is a big weapon, so it will need a big target. Thus far, the big problem does not seem to be Erdogan; he's a symptom. Replacing him would only bring the return of worse at the next election unless something is done about the root cause.

So will the Army root out the Islamofascists at the local mosque level? This would take lots of C3I. Could they do it without leakage resulting in pre-emptive actions and civil war? Or will they go the wash, rinse, repeat cycle?

Posted by Lauren Bacall 2006-09-26 06:41|| 2006-09-26 06:41|| Front Page Top

#7 Popcorn futures up this morning.

Posted by wxjames 2006-09-26 10:01|| 2006-09-26 10:01|| Front Page Top

#8 SInce the founding of modern Turkey by Ataturk, the army has viewed it's role as a keeper of the secular state. The general is quite serious, and Erdogan knows it.

Posted by DMFD 2006-09-26 23:02|| 2006-09-26 23:02|| Front Page Top

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