Monday, April 15, 2013

Turks Question Endgame Of Kurdish Peace Effort - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Turks Question Endgame Of Kurdish Peace Effort

By: Tulin Daloglu for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on April 15.

Turkish people have an all-or-nothing thinking pattern about the US role on crucial domestic and foreign issues that shapes their future. When American diplomats hear about it, they often express sadness of Turkey’s self-perceived vulnerability and remind us that their conduct of diplomacy has no place in meddling anyone’s domestic affairs. This common dialectic unfortunately does not help either side to correct misperceptions, and that by refusing to meet halfway — by accepting some US influence in shaping policies here, it continues to make this an unhealthy alliance.

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