[Nuc1]

Some years ago when I first commented at FR it was about Turkey electing Islamists to high office. I predicted Turkey's loss to them absent military intervention. Sadly it looks like it has come to pass.

[jessduntno]

“Once the apotheosis of a pro-Western, dependable Muslim democracy, this week Turkey officially left the Western alliance and became a full member of the Iranian axis.”

I thought that happened when they stalled us on their border and allowed Saddam’s thugs to melt into the gen pop?

[gitmogrunt]

http://www.greek-genocide.org/index1.html

[Paladin2]

Uh, because there hasn’t been a Crusade for a millennium?

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

I want Hagia Sophia back.

[Rummyfan]

Once the apotheosis of a pro-Western, dependable Muslim democracy, this week Turkey officially left the Western alliance and became a full member of the Iranian axis.

Ataturk would not approve and therefore a lot of Turks will not either. We'll see what happens.

[Will88]

By forcing Turkey to curb its military's role as the guarantor of Turkish secularism, the EU took away the secularists' last line of defense against the rising tide of the AKP. By forcing Turkey to treat its political prisoners humanely and cancel the death penalty, the EU eroded the secularists' moral claim to leadership and weakened their ability to effectively combat both Kurdish and Islamist terror.

Didn't know the Euros has done that, and wouldn't have thought that even they could be that stupid. Attaturk knew what he was doing when he made the military the guarantor of Turkish secularism, and he knew why he did it. And here come some Euro fools decades later to give Turkey a big shove toward the world of Islamic fundamentalism.

[TopQuark]

Ping

[paul51]

Turkey should be dispelled from NATO. To think that they can be a dependable ally is foolhardy

[gitmogrunt]

"Pro Western Muslim Democracy....????

Muslims practice Takfiri, in other words it's O.K. to lie and commit fraud, to further the cause of Islam.

The West doesn't understand the Takfiri concept, so westerners think they can deal with the smiley faced devil.

[mysterio]

I thought it was the Bumpus’ dogs.

[Truth29]

Sounds like the opportunity is lost, but we need now is another coup to restore the secular nature of the Turkish government.

[a_Turk]

Sorry that Turkey is starting to look out for itself now that you have created a de facto country in northern iraq and are protecting terrorists there. Turkey is becoming credible in its neighborhood, and yes, it is creating free trade zones with all countries to its north, east and south. Your stupid status quo with Iran sucks. Your policies in the middle east suck. We’ll get your shit together for you.

[plenipotentiary]

Turkey is positioning itself to be on the losing side in the next World War.