And this is putting it lightly.
A barf alert is called for here.
That's true.
But the reverse isn't.
FYBO
“Obama’s tributes to the secularist revolutionary were not bows dictated by diplomatic etiquette to the founding father of a host country, but politically charged interventions in the ongoing debate about secularism and Islam. Indeed, his words were near-affronts to the belief held by Islamic conservatives and liberals - the alliance which dominates Turkish public discourse - that the introduction of secularist reforms was a traumatic event. “
The writer’s language is diplomatic, but the implication is that Obama has unintentionally stirred up a hornet’s nest. His condescending (but ignorant) “advice” wasn’t appreciated.
I hope they’re not still rioting in downtown Istanbul.
A muslim kisses islam’s a$$... I’m shocked!
LLS
America’s “deep appreciation of the Islamic faith.”
Um, no.
All Hail the “unifier of civilizations”!