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The end of Turkey as an ally?
American Thinker ^ | September 14, 2014 | Thomas Lifson

Posted on 09/14/2014 9:32:26 AM PDT by jazusamo

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To: Straight Vermonter

If Erdogan gets his way, Hagia Sophia will reopen as a mosque, the Kemal Ataturk mausoleum will be closed to the public, and the next “peace flotilla” launched at Israel will have a Turkish Navy escort.

Erdogan has already said he favors “Shariah Lite” for Turkey. Nothing extreme, mind you.


41 posted on 09/14/2014 1:52:41 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("In the modern world, Muslims are living fossils.")
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Agreed. It’s been a really unfortunate turn around for Turkey.


42 posted on 09/14/2014 1:55:39 PM PDT by Straight Vermonter (Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
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To: Straight Vermonter

Mark bSteyn can make his point better than I can summarize it...about why Turkey is going more Islamo-fundie these days


43 posted on 09/14/2014 2:46:29 PM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: Radix

Muslim Brotherhood was elected and in power in Egypt.
That was made possible by Obummer helping with removal of Mubarak.

If it was not for the courageous military leaders in Egypt, the Muslim extremists would still be in power.

The whole chaos started with Carter helping removal of Shah in Iran and GWB-43 invading Iraq.

So now we have spent Trillions in Iraq and lost hundreds of military personnel. Now more spending and bloodshed is coming with ISIS.

That is the point.


44 posted on 09/14/2014 5:42:03 PM PDT by entropy12 (Marxist, race baiter, community organizer Obummer is a 8 year curse on the country.)
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To: dfwgator

Cyprus is not a member of NATO. The pretext for the invasion in 1974 was that the Greek government (then a dictatorship) was about to annex Cyprus.


45 posted on 09/14/2014 5:55:31 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: grania
Who stops an ISIS with access to both the Med and the Black Sea?

Well, if they're in boats, somebody with fighter jets.

46 posted on 09/14/2014 7:28:39 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves" Month.)
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