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Tuesday, November 01, 2011

Will Congress Stop Arms Sale to Turkey? « Commentary Magazine

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Will Congress Stop Arms Sale to Turkey?
Michael Rubin | @mrubin1971 11.01.2011 - 3:20 PM

Over the past several months, the Turkish government has become increasingly antagonistic to the United States and its allies, most notably redoubling its embrace of Hamas, and threatening to use military force against both Israel and Cyprus. Turkey refuses to accept a universal definition of terrorism, and instead argues that terrorism perpetrated against the Jewish state is legitimate. Egemen Bağış, a minister and close aide to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has gone so far as to suggest that Al Qaeda is not Turkey’s concern.

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