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'I no longer talk to Obama': Turkey's Erdogan
AFP ^ | 7/22/2014

Posted on 07/22/2014 4:09:27 AM PDT by markomalley

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he has stopped talking to US President Barack Obama on the phone, amid growing strains between Ankara and Washington over Syria and the Gaza conflict.

Turkey, a fierce opponent of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and an open supporter of armed rebel fighters, felt betrayed when the United States backed away from military action against Damascus in September.

"In the past, I was calling him (Obama) directly. Because I can't get the expected results on Syria, our foreign ministers are now talking to each other," Erdogan said in a live interview on pro-government ATV channel late Monday.

"And I have talked to (US Vice President Joe) Biden. He calls me and I call him.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel
KEYWORDS: erdogan; obama; syriawar
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To: Graewoulf

The Obama Cold War...the International Front...

Then there’s the Obama Cold War...on the Domestic Front...aka The Civil Cold War.

There really IS no “talking to” obie is there?


21 posted on 07/22/2014 6:51:45 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill ...)
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To: Yorlik803

The old saw “ there’s no talking to that boy”....has never been more apt.


22 posted on 07/22/2014 6:53:06 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill ...)
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To: markomalley

Aww. Get Erdogan to talk to you, Barry. Jump into Syria with both feet. What could possibly go wrong?/s


23 posted on 07/22/2014 7:09:17 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: Graewoulf
the White House is seeminlgly conducting a Cold War....against EVERYTHING reasonable..


24 posted on 07/22/2014 7:53:32 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill ...)
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To: SMARTY

It will get uglier than it is now, and then we will be way past knockout games and book titles like White Girl Bleed Alot.

It will be unimaginably bad and many people will likely die before it is over.

The community organiser will push his race, ethnic, gender and queer wars until he is out.

I don’t imagine he even plans on leaving office.


25 posted on 07/22/2014 4:31:53 PM PDT by the anti-mahdi
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