[John H K]

The Turko-Greek war in 1922 was exceptionally brutal and ugly on all sides.

Greeks decided to take advantage of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire to take as much of Turkey as they could (much more than just the Greek Cities on the Turkish Aegean Coast.)

Got halfway across Turkey till Ataturk was able to reorganize and defeat them. Hence, that's why he's a hero.

In their retreat the Greeks did a lot of raping, burning, looting, and pillaging of Turks themselves. Turks returned the favor when they got to the Greek cities of the Turkish coast.

Nobody was really a good guy in that war.

[metesky]

It's an old story that goes beyond 1915/1922. These slaughters have been going on for centuries.

I'm an American.