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To: Zhang Fei

LOL! I had no idea Turkey had such a terrible monetary past.


28 posted on 05/24/2018 2:19:41 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: ConservativeMind

“LOL! I had no idea Turkey had such a terrible monetary past.”


This knowledge is key to understanding why (1) he’s been re-elected repeatedly and (2) we, along with the EU, treat him with kid gloves. Because his predecessors have been terrible, and his successor probably will be, if the past is any indicator of the future.


29 posted on 05/24/2018 2:25:15 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (Journalism is about covering important stories. With a pillow, until they stop moving.)
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To: ConservativeMind

By Western standards, Erdogan is a worthless sack of shit. But Turkey is not part of the West. By Turkish standards, he’s a prince among men.


31 posted on 05/24/2018 2:28:07 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (Journalism is about covering important stories. With a pillow, until they stop moving.)
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