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Thursday, January 15, 2009

Turkish Dilemma

"Turkish Dilemma
Can the frayed relationship between the United States and Turkey be repaired?
by Jeffrey Azarva
01/15/2009 12:00:00 AM

As I traveled across Turkey in November, optimism over Barack Obama's electoral victory was in the air. Several Turks told me stories of villagers who had sacrificed 44 sheep in honor of the 44th president's election. They were not alone in their jubilation: Indeed, many people I met believed President-elect Obama could restore U.S. moral clarity and mend the troubled U.S.-Turkish alliance."

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