[Atlantic Bridge]

The Turks are duplicitous allies at best - and as Muslims, they always have been and always will be dupicitous. In WWII, they were supposedly “neutral” but were supplying Hitler’s war machine with chromium. I don’t trust them and would be very happy if we cut off our dealings with them.

Allies like the Balts are fine, their problem is their complete irrelevance. Since the ME is still our oil reservoir and Israel is still located in that region it will be impossible to ignore Islam now and in the future. Due to the fact that it is impossible to wipe away the devotees of the so called Mohammed completely we have to deal with them. This is the reason why I think that the Turkish system is not that bad. It is simply the best best choice in a pool of badness.

[theothercheek]

I guess you don’t know Christians and Armenians who live in Turkey. I do. It’s that bad - and worse.