“The definition of stupid is to let Turkey into NATO.”
There was a time when it made sense having Turkey in NATO. But with the rise of islamic fundamentalism in Turkey (which began in the late 1970s) it has become unreliable and outright hostile to our interests.
NATO in its present form is obsolete.
“There was a time when it made sense having Turkey in NATO. But with the rise of islamic fundamentalism in Turkey (which began in the late 1970s) it has become unreliable and outright hostile to our interests.”
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You are absolutely right.
The problem is that a number of countries are not the same as they were “in the good old days”. Turkey was largely pro Western back then. Now only about 50% (maybe slightly more) of Turkey-citizens remain pro-West. However, not many in Turkey are pro Russia neither. Its just the Islam problem there.
Now take IRAN for example, same thing! They were a truly a close and good ally to America and the West, before Khomeini and his Islamic meatheads took over...
The world is changing, and it’s a time-bomb. In sake of pure power, Islam, neosoviets and communists are teaming up against the West’s interests, all over the world. If we try to naively sleep-walk our way through this, our future will be short-lived.
Russia-Iran-Hamas-Hezbollah-Alliance have launched a “war-economy”.
41% of Russias budget is now oriented towards total war.
It’s time for the West to invest for war (that will prevent war) and to counteract Russia’s massively expanding military and imperialist ambitions.
Weakness is a magnet for aggressors. Isolationism is seen by our worst enemies as a spectacular sign of weakness. Since we all know that weakness ALWAYS triggeres wars.
So... its now time to hope for the best, while preparing for the worst.