The American administration also appeared to assume that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Ankara could make its parliamentary deputies fall into line as easily as the Republican Party in the US can whip its congressmen and senators into supporting administration policy.
That alone set off all sorts of “clueless” alarm bells.
I guess this genius never heard of Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins, Lincoln Chafee, Arlen Specter, John McCain, etc.