You know I wonder how long it will take before the cognoscenti in Washington figure out that the Islamist regime running Turkey today is on the other side in the fight against the “Islamic State”?
You know I wonder how long it will take before the cognoscenti in Washington figure out that the Islamist regime running Turkey today is on the other side in the fight against the “Islamic State”?
The enemy of my enemy is my friend, except then he’s really my enemy.
Turkey has multiple friends and enemies in the area. They have multiple goals. Their interests align with ours sometimes, and other times they are the opposite of our goals. At best, they will work with us in some areas and against us in others.
Steve
Thank God we’re tied to Turkey in a formal alliance, right?
@steve, well put. I wonder if we are still pushing for Turkey into the EU, or if that mirage has completely faded.