[a_Turk]

>> "How could they feel let down by our doing all this?'' he said defensively."

>Yeah, right. Two examples--Kuwait and Qatar.

I think he's talking about the war on terror in general A10..

[McGavin999]

The man made some mistakes, but they are not fatal. He does have to learn that being a leader does not just mean rushing to the head of group, but deciding which direction the group should take and then doing what's necessary to get them to go in that direction.

I still have not been able to figure out just what part the military played in this or why they chose the part they played. They of all people should have known that we would go ahead with or without them.

There is still time for Turkey to get on the right side of history and the decisions that are made in the coming months will have great impact on their economy and their future. I guess we'll see if this man is a leader or a follower.