Turkey is not our friend. They are turning more and more to fundamentalist Islam, and Erdogan is leading the way. They should be kicked out of NATO. Turkey has become the enemy within.
Agree, but those are all reasons they should be best buddies with Obama. Maybe they are getting like Iran - so bad they save us from ourselves because they won't play the PR game to help the self deluded.
I think Turkey is kind of like the Hashemite nation of Jordan. They are not, generally speaking, extremists. But there are influential elements within their society who are, and who must be appeased to prevent a full-blown revolution. King Hussein of Jordan and his son, Abdullah, have done a good job of keeping their nation open to the West. Erdogan seems to be edging toward the Dark Side. Whether that’s due to the rising influence of the radicals in Turkey or simply his own prejudices, it’s hard to say. But relations between the US and Turkey are definitely chilling of late.