Posted on 08/06/2018 10:49:27 AM PDT by Texas Fossil
Turkey has delusions that it is a superpower have led to a deepening crisis with the United States, said Simon Waldman, head of the Turkish Studies Research Group at King’s College London.
This false impression of its power is one of the root causes of problems with the United States, which also include a weak Turkish state and increasing authoritarianism in the country, Waldman wrote for his blog, simonwaldman.org.
“Turkey suffers from delusions of grandeur when it comes to international affairs and finds it difficult to reconcile its self-image of greatness, often emanating from a selective and politicised memory its Ottoman past, with the reality that Turkey is not even a regional hegemon, let alone an international power,” he said. “Turkey is a medium sized power at best, albeit one with potential if it effectively harnesses its human capacity.”
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There is no easy solution.
Erdogan and the Islamist’s are poison.
This will end badly for Turkey and Erdogan.
Turkey dreams of something that was never a good nation.
It is the illusion of greatness by the Islamist terrorists.
A return to 700, and the horrors of that age.
They have a lot of modern military equipment, but have ruined their military readiness and personnel effectiveness by using the purge of much of the best officers.
They will be beaten very badly by Israel and the West.
There are better solutions, but if that is necessary, we can and will do exactly that.
Erdogan’s only friends are the Islamist’s and the corrupt powerful mouthpieces.
Your BIL is a smart man.
I suspect NATO will more and survive.
It must reflect the real threats. Not U.N. crap.
Yes.
Thank you.
I agree with your view of this.
As much as I'd love to see his head carried on a pole, it'll be more satisfying to slowly chip away at Erdogan, humiliating his stupid ass, until he's repudiiated by his own allies and dumped on his ass at the ballot box. It will take a while.
Bump
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