Sure the Turks were a giant help in Korea ... when they weren't tryinmg to shoot the Greeks, who were also helping out. That was before the place started succumbing to the mullahs ...again. This jerk forgot the annexation of half of Cyprus? This jackass forgot the Turks reneged on a deal to allow us free passage into Iraq ... making our lives much more logistically difficult? Turks make side deals with Iran to suppress the Kurds. Turks make deals with al-quaeda, Hamas, and allah knows who else to intervene in Syria.
If only the dirty commies hadn't shot the Czar. He knew how to handles these worthy oriental gentlemen!
Well, the Muslims are taking back our old pal, and this time the perhaps the Arabs ... who used to be our pals too ... will not overthrow the new Ottoman caliphate.
And they all come to “Amreeka” and the west, dragging their islamic plague with them. Like locusts drawn to green fields.
Strictly speaking the Bosp[h]orus is a strait, between two ocean bodies. A true river would be fed from fresh water sources inland and travel to the sea.
As a point of interest, the locals often refer to the Bosporus as a river, even though they know it's really a strait.
Can't argue with the rest of your post.