Wednesday, August 17, 2011

A problem on Turkey's door that only Ankara can solve - The National

"A problem on Turkey's door that only Ankara can solve

Tony Karon
Aug 17, 2011

It's been easy for Washington hawks to mock Turkey's 'zero problems with neighbours' policy in light of events in Syria.

Those doing the mocking, of course, detested the policy long before the Assad regime began butchering protestors on its streets, for the simple reason that under its rubric the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has moved Turkey out of the orbit of US policy in the wider Middle East, breaking with Washington on Iraq, Iran and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."

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