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Saturday, June 14, 2014

Turkey's failures in Iraq, Syria linked to Davutoglu - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Turkey's failures in Iraq, Syria linked to Davutoglu

Turkish President Abdullah Gul gave the first, and more importantly, the most sober reaction to dramatic developments in Iraq when he said, “I am sure such de facto developments won’t be allowed in this region.” He was referring primarily to Turkey’s Western allies. And he did have discreet criticism for them: “You may recall that I had drawn attention to this. I always warned our allies. We cannot afford to leave a vacuum. If you leave it, they will fill it as they are doing now.”

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