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2016-07-16 The Grand Turk

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Posted by Fred 2016-07-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
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#1 The Turkey of today is not the Turkey of the nineteen sixties. Thus, if Trump wins the presidency one of the first jobs his foreign affairs team should undertake is a reevaluation of our relationship with Turkey. Turkey no more belongs in NATO than it does in the EU. If we support and guarantee the survival of a strong united Kurdistan there would be no need for the present Turkey-US [putative] alliance.

Posted by Voldemort Barnsmell8316 2016-07-16 09:53|| 2016-07-16 09:53|| Front Page Top

#2 Before booting Turkey out of NATO, consider where Turkey would go in response.

They likely wouldn't turn to ~~the Soviet Union~~ Russia given the traditional animosity and recent unpleasantness, along with Russia's plans in Syria. But that doesn't mean Erdogan couldn't canoodle with them.

Erdogan is more likely to turn to Iran. A Turk-Persian axis could then begin to force larger changes in the Middle East. It would put Turkey into Assad's camp, bring them into supporting Hezbollah, and put pressure on Jordan and the Gulf states. It would break whatever bonds exist between Turkey and Israel. It would provide markets for Iran and allow Iran to funnel arms.

So think carefully before you boot Turkey out of NATO -- they can be inside peeing out, or outside peeing in...

Posted by Steve White 2016-07-16 10:59|| 2016-07-16 10:59|| Front Page Top

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