There was a time when Turkey was one of the most reliable allies that the U.S. had. Obama has really screwed this one up. Now we have Kerry over in the mideast trying to pull Hamas’s Chestnuts out of the fire. Just who benefits from an Isreal/Hamas ceasefire?
So "reliable" they refused to allow US planes to fly over Turkish airspace during The Gulf War.
Whatever agreements, cooperation and understanding we had with Turkey (which can take many forms that can be very important) are now toast.
If its bad for America, Obama is for it.
This was under Bush. The influence of fundamentalist Islam is transforming Turkey from a reliable ally to one that actively opposes many of our initiatives, especially those involving Israel. This predates Obama.