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| The Grand Turk |
| World War IV? |
| 2012-03-17 |
| “War, for whatever this means to anyone,” says Greek philosopher/author Nicholas A. Biniaris, “is no longer Homer’s well-known narrative.” As the introductory chapter of Mr. Biniaris’s historical novel, “The Call of the Desert,” forcefully tells us: “The Third World War has up to now been averted; but we are in the midst of the Fourth.” A quick Google search will produce 319 million results if you type in “peace” and “Middle East” and 733 million results if you type in “war” and “Middle East.” Perhaps this is a simple, coincidental mathematical comparison illustrating polity in this part of the world. Based on various official statements, we can safely conclude that the prerequisites for peace in the Middle East, according to the Turkish foreign policy calculus, are as follows: 1) Israel should remove the naval blockade of the Gaza Strip. 2) Israel should surrender its nuclear weapons arsenal. 3) Israel should return to its pre-1967 borders. 4) Turkish cabinet members should be able to pray at the al-Aqsa Mosque in the “Palestinian capital al-Quds (Jerusalem).” 5) The “terrorist state” Israel and the “half-state” Cyprus should end their joint exploration efforts for hydrocarbons in the Mediterranean. But this is not the complete list. For peace in the Middle East, there is also a not-so-official Turkish wish list: 1) Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad should immediately quit power and the regime should be replaced by “good Sunni Muslim Syrians” who should adore “good Sunni Muslim Turks.” 2) The West should keep on negotiating with Tehran, without any sanctions or hard talk, until Iran has officially announced that it has acquired the nuclear bomb, but 3) Shia Iran should not fight a sectarian proxy war against Sunni Turkey. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #2 Those are not plans to "fix it". They are to make it worse. |
| Posted by: newc 2012-03-17 22:20 |
| #1 Only thing crazier the the Middle East are the plans to fix it. |
| Posted by: Hupusoger Lumplump9328 2012-03-17 20:29 |