[Veto!]

This is perhaps the most terrifying news of the day. I believe we count on Turkey to hold the line against extremism, and for decades they did. (Not that Obama cares.)

Erdogan needs to go.

[hinckley buzzard]

Turkey has been veering toward islamism under Erdogan for some time. Kemalism is dead and gone, as are any hopes for the survival of democratic, populist, secular rule. This latest development is nothing but autocratic rule enforced in typical moslem strongman fashion. Too bad, but the handwriting has been on the wall for Turkey for a number of years now. If we indeed count on them for anything, it is ta our peril.