Response to Erdogan's dilemma by Stergios Bakas

Submitted by NuritG (United States), Mar 26, 2013 at 17:33

I totally disagree that Israel is entirely dependent on the US for its safety: The Meaning and Consequences of Israel's Apology to Turkey and the sooner is ends whatever dependency on the US is has the better: http://frontpagemag.com/2013/caroline-glick/the-meaning-and-consequences-of-israels-apology-to-turkey/

Also, see below: Latma's "We Con the World" as a reminder of who we're dealing with when it comes to the Gaza Flotilla participants: Uploaded on Jun 3, 2010: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOGG_osOoVg&feature=player_embedded

A REAL leader does not cave as Netanyahu has been in his political career as a Prime Minster. He is a flip-flopper, by far not a pragmatist.

A real leader does not succumb to blackmail.

Turkey will never be a reliable ally when the day comes to confront Iran. Do you trust them?

Unfortunately American governments have been and are leading the American people astray with many illusions, one that Turkey is an ally, other that Egypt is an ally, and another, that the Saudis are an ally. With that they have wrong foreign policy and strategy.

By Netanyahu apologizing is has opened the door to Turkey to ask for more and others as the Arab League has already discussed to do.

Erdogan is an extremist Moslem seeking to expand Turkey's power in the region and he fits his action to his agenda and also his ideology.

Under Erdogan's rule, Turkey has been regressing from Ata Turk type of open and modern Moslem society to back to Mohamed days Islamic society. But the USA has chosen to close eyes to the reality in Turkey and perhaps even find a better ally in the region to replace Turkey and there are many from Easter Europe.

So yes, Greece and Israel must continue their news formed close military cooperation and Israel must wean itself of the USA. No matter how, Erdogan must be convinced that there are other forces around him and can easily find himself alone if he does not stop the bullying of Israel and superiority behavior.

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