>> Quite frankly, Erdogan blew it big time.
Three votes.. And it cracked his party.. We haven't had a one party government in Turkey for over a decade. I don't want to see early elections nor some sort of non-confidence vote..
>> winds up costing Turkey 24B right off the top
We don't need more loans. We hae to make it without borrowing money. 80% of the tax income already goes to servicing debt.. Plus it was just a promise, and we have a history of unkept US promises. "Sorry, ddin't pass congress.." Also, US congress blocking weapons sales to Turkey during her war on terror which cost us 36000 citizens lives..
Read this piece of history regarding our strategic partner and our war on terror..Excellent biography on Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan, and the challenge and efforts of Turkey to be a God-fearing and democratic nation at the same time.