Thursday, June 24, 2010

Opinion: Demonizing Turkey is not the answer - Joshua W. Walker - POLITICO.com

"Demonizing Turkey is not the answer

By JOSHUA W. WALKER | 6/24/10 4:51 AM EDT

Washington is increasingly critical of Turkey, a “model partner” of the United States and NATO ally since 1952.

Political analysts, for example, cite Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent populist attacks on Israel and steadfast support of Iran to prove that Ankara has “switched sides.” Not so long ago, they point out, Ankara was the neoconservatives’ toast of the town."

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