Erdogan Takes Turkey Into (Militant) Islam

Submitted by Ron Thompson (United States), Sep 27, 2011 at 13:46

The rapidity with which Erdogan has recklessly taken Turkey into confrontation with not only Israel but Europe and very likely the United States has caught everybody flat-footed, except Israel. It's not at all clear that there has been even the start of the necessary consciousness shift to this whilly unprovoked devlopment.

Who would have thought this mousy-chinned fellow would have become such a chest-beating militant for Islam so quickly and across such a wide range of issues?

I think Pipes is absolutely right that Turkey has become almost as dangerous as Iran. I think he is also right that Turkey may follow the route of Venezuela and Argentina in terms of economic mismanagement. Although I do not like to wish it, i hope so if that turns out to be most effective response to his adventurism.

As Europe appears ready to continue its blind appeasement of all Islamic aggression, here's something else to bear in mind. If Europe can't rally to support of Israel in this unprovoked confrontation, perhaps it will pay attention to Erdogan's comments, regarding the domestic aggression of Islamic culture in Europe, when he says: "The Mosques are our barracks, the domes our helmets, the minarets our bayonets, and the faithful our soldiers."

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