"US-Turkey relations seriously damaged by Iraq war
While Turkey has the potential to be an invaluable partner as Washington seeks to improve its standing in the Muslim world, U.S.- Turkey relations have been severely damaged by the war in Iraq.
The growing schism between the West and the Islamic world is one of the primary challenges confronting American foreign and defense policymakers. As a consequence, the relationship between the United States and Turkey — a Western-oriented, democratizing Muslim country — is strategically more important than ever, according to a new Council on Foreign Relations Special Report."
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