[nickcarraway]

Russia and Turkey were allies long before the dust up earlier this year. While the ignoratti were saying Russia and Turkey would go to war, I waa saying they would remain allies. It wasn’t hard to predict, and it had nothing to do with U.S. policy.

[nathanbedford]

Russia and Turkey were allies long before the dust up earlier this year.

Russia and Turkey have been historic enemies since the 17th century. Turkey has historically denied Russia access to the Mediterranean from the Black Sea from time to time. They were enemies in the Crimean war. Turkey is a member of NATO. Although Russia has supplied Turkey with energy and tourists who used to be able to spend petrodollars, Turkey has been a member of NATO since the early 50s out of fear of the Soviet Union.

It's not so much that Turkey has resumed its natural alliance with Russia but that Turkey has succumbed to Islamic radicalization and pulled away from the United States.

This is a monumental and historic failure of American foreign policy. There is no way to put lipstick on it.

[ought-six]

“Russia and Turkey were allies long before the dust up earlier this year. While the ignoratti were saying Russia and Turkey would go to war, I waa saying they would remain allies. It wasn’t hard to predict, and it had nothing to do with U.S. policy.”

Its name is Armenia. The Turks were able to slaughter the Armenians because Russia had its back.