tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34135100.post7438693184087309147..comments2024-01-21T02:42:13.447-05:00Comments on Middle East Reality: The breach between Turkey and IsraelArnold Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11445744338502151561noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34135100.post-88518473154425069322010-01-18T14:17:54.808-05:002010-01-18T14:17:54.808-05:00Oreo? is it not a name of a very unhealthy cookies...Oreo? is it not a name of a very unhealthy cookies? :)<br /><br />By the way, I hope that he/she will stay here for long enough to understand that NO ONE really is interested in reading stale Zionist prop, and being rude does not make someone rightlidianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34135100.post-6132455927602136702010-01-12T14:15:12.116-05:002010-01-12T14:15:12.116-05:00Genocide in darfur never made turkey flinch, but i...Genocide in darfur never made turkey flinch, but israeli crimes? Oh boy!<br /><br />At the end of the day, turkey is another third world muslim country, and Israel is this:<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/12/opinion/12brooks.html?em<br /><br />With a population that is a fraction of turkey and a much smaller fraction of the muslim world. <br /><br />However that ayalon fellow is certainly a moron and the FM a fascist douchebag, no questioning that. <br /><br />And yes I was just looking for an excuse to post that brooks article in a bitter anti-israel and anti-semitic blog. Reality can be quite painful for this bunch. :pUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03023394553895430768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34135100.post-79280359535287480102010-01-12T12:00:58.254-05:002010-01-12T12:00:58.254-05:00One thing is that when Bush was deciding what to d...One thing is that when Bush was deciding what to do with Iraq, the most important advocate for independence for the Kurds and Iraq's dissolution was Israel, while the most important advocate for Iraq's government being centralized was Turkey (though the other neighbors all agreed).<br /><br />I saw it as pretty close to a Turkey vs Israel fight over US policy. And Turkey won because the Israel lobby has sentimental reasons to keep Israel happy, but the Generals have strategic reasons to keep Turkey happy.<br /><br />I am very unimpressed by Ayalon and also it looks like by Lieberman. There is ego involved, maybe political career considerations, but smarter foreign policy people would probably reach the same objectives less clumsily.<br /><br />Putting in the press that you had Turkey's ambassador sitting beneath you - that's just crazy.Arnold Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11445744338502151561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34135100.post-89638915598656231622010-01-12T09:09:56.839-05:002010-01-12T09:09:56.839-05:00Haaretz has an article about how FM Lieberman real...Haaretz has an article about how FM Lieberman really wants to keep tensions high with Turkey. I can only think of 2 reasons.<br /><br />1) He truly believes Turkey needs Israel more than the other way around and thinks he can force Turkey to come crawling back to Israel.<br /><br />2) He cares less about Israel's interests than he does about his political career. Such slap downs play well among his ever-expanding base and he wants to be Prime Minister someday.<br /><br />Probaly its the latter though in his mind perhaps he rationalizes with the former.Lysandernoreply@blogger.com