Put it this way - I sure wouldn't want to be that Gulen guy.
Obama will hand him over AND leave our nukes in thier hands as a friendly gesture. Obama, a true “bottom” on the world stage.
This Erdogen character gives every evidence of being a nut.
Jimmy carter/Iran part two.
“What will Obama do? “
A lot depends on whether our nukes at Incerlik have been seized or are in danger of seizure. The smart move would be to make it look like he fled the country on his own. He shows up in Sweden and it is somebody else’s problem.
If I were the object of this argument, I’d be gone already.
Obama will cave to blackmail.
Obama will hand Turkey over to the Russians, that much is certain.
We STILL haven’t heard anything that denies the claims that the US was involved in the coup attempt.
The close relationship that invited the 4th Cav to mobilize in Turkey in advance of Operation Iraqi Freedom and then denied them the right to cross the border at the last minute? Would ISIS be an issue today if we had opened a Northern Front?
Kick Turkey out of Nato...
I wish.
If you'd like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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Has anyone heard any news out of Incirlik (sp?) Is the base still operating? Are the weapons safe?
Opening salvo
He is holding US service folks hostage....never forget
New Ties Emerge Between Clinton And Mysterious Islamic Cleric
The best bet here would be for an anonymous group to video hours and hours of Fethullah Gulen for broadcast and DVD distribution in Turkey.
Erdogen is incredibly litigious, suing anyone and everyone who crosses him, especially those who insult him or sneer at him. So it needs to be set up in such a way to utterly infuriate him. He is also prone to lashing out violently at his opponents, so some care must be taken.
All Fethullah Gulen would have to do is to sound reasonable and calm and sensible. It would drive Erdogen nuts.
NOTHING.
He will wait and hope the stalemate continues until he can hand it off to the next POTUS.
99% probability ignore the request.
Just because Obama and Erdogan are both Islamists radicals do not assume they are in love.
Possible next Erdogan's step -- formal extradition request from Turkish police, to get a formal denial -- Erdogan may or may not bother with this step.
Likely next we will see the US lack of cooperation as the final proof that the US was the sponsor of the coup, enraged Turks on the streets, closing of US bases, and perhaps Turkish "students", a la Iranian "students" from 1980s.
He’ll say, “How High?”
Pull all the B61’s out of the bunkers in Incirlik now and get them out of Turkey!