Well, I didn’t expect to read that. Erdogan has not been
one of my favorites, but he’s not snuggling up close to
Russia here.
His recent demands of Sweden and Finland regarding their
dealings with Israel still stand, so I am not going to
become a fan of this guy.
He’s a loose cannon > IMO.
Do you know who used to own Crimea before Catherine the Great purchased it in 1783?
Do you know when America paid for “The Louisiana Purchase,” The Southwest, Alaska or Hawaii?
If the Crimea deal is off, does that mean we have to give back the above states?
I agree, he is a very loose cannon.
But, Erdogan is a powerful leader, and is playing this crisis well. Turkey itself covets the Crimea, and could get grab it back. If the territory goes back to Ukraine, then look for the emergence of an ISIS style movement, causing a security crisis. It may even be that the Turkish state is obliged to send in “peace keeping forces”, if NATO and the Ukrainians can’t control the territory ...