Turkey should be Ousted from Nato

Submitted by Matthew (United States), Apr 16, 2009 at 15:05

Based on the recent behavior by the Turkish Prime Minister, Mr. Erdogan, it is in the best interest of NATO and the Western World to remove this threat to international peace and liberty from their ranks. Appeasing the Islamofascists in Ankara will only embolden them, and there are plenty of parallels throughout history showing this. Instead of allowing them to continue their deviant and undemocratic behavior unhindered, we should instead show them, collectively, that they are not welcome in the civilized world if they are still stuck in a 7th century mentality. And as to Turkey becoming a member of the European Union, that is without question completely unacceptable. Turkey is not, and never will be, a part of cultural Europe, and having a group of undemocratic, provincial and backward people in an increasingly civil EU would be a step backwards, not forwards.

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