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Kastelorizo Syndrome of Empires

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Submitted by M Tovey (United States), Mar 17, 2021 at 19:27

If history tells us nothing else about Turkey, it tells us that by any other name, the land did not/does not support peace. Prior to the Islamic revisionist ideology of the last fourteen or fifteen centuries, empires have been there, done that in trying to conquer the region since it is apparent its strategic placement made it/makes it a prime piece of real estate for fulfillment of dreams of empire. Much of that apparently infects Kastelorizo.
Turkey's dream of recapturing what was once the remnant Ottoman regime is running in full effort, as if someone knows that Turkey is running out of time in carving out its dreamscape destiny before the Middle East devolves into the interregional clash of hostilities being promoted by the Iranian Islamic Regime.

Somehow, Turkey is thinking they may escape in spite of the fact that their actions are proximal to it all. Kastelorizo appears as one of Turkey's objectives; the territorial implications are obvious. What is not so obvious is that if Turkey does not reprioritize its territorial ambitions, it will be torn apart and never regain any cohesive sense of national identity. Does anyone remember Yugoslavia?

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Title Commenter Date Thread
Kastelorizo Syndrome of Empires [192 words]M ToveyMar 17, 2021 19:27264803
couple things [55 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
AnthonyJul 25, 2020 09:02259735
response to Mr. Pipes [673 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
AnthonyJul 29, 2020 10:14259735
2Kastelorizo [64 words]dhimmi no moreMay 2, 2018 08:00242879

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