Turkey betrayed us, and they did it in the worst possible way. I have always thought that Chirac put them up to it, promising them EU membership in return. Then Chirac betrayed Turkey, and now Chirac lacks the power to do Turkey any favors even if he changed his mind.
Turkey was our loyal ally for as long as I can remember. An old friend of mine who fought in Korea told me that the Turks were very reassuring friends to have guarding your flank. If the generals had any sense, they would apologize and make up to the U.S. But regretably it doesn't seem to be in the cards.
If what you say is true it's one of the more brutal back stabbings in modern times. No more than oil-for-food though. By God, unless I were to see the criminal Chiraq standing in the dock at the Hague I'm not sure I could ever agree with our relations with the EU and the UN thawing.
"An old friend of mine who fought in Korea told me that the Turks were very reassuring friends to have guarding your flank. If the generals had any sense, they would apologize and make up to the U.S."
Reassuring when the generals were in charge, but thats just the problem, the generals are no longer in charge. An Islamicist party is now running things. It's pointless to think of Turkey as an ally as long as Muslims run the country.
Turkey is no longer a secular nation that can be counted on. They have voted to be our enemy. People need to realize this and forget the good old days. Time to move on.
Japan was enemy long ago and now they are one of the best allies. We fought our Independence War against Great Britain, but they are one of our best allies today. The opposite can happen too, which is the case for Turkey. Do you also still want to credit France for being allies in Afghanistan and WWII while opposing Iraq War with Turkey?
Where does this Chirac-Turkey deal come from? Never heard of it. It would be quite astonishing, if true...