Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu continues to lambaste Israel for fighting back against the barrage of rockets and missiles Hamas launched at Israel in recent weeks and months. “Turkey cannot agree with Obama’s saying that Israel was using its right of self-defense,” Davutoğlu told CNNTürk.
The foreign minister’s comments come against the backdrop of Turkey demanding that the United States provide Turkey with Patriot missiles to defend Turkey against the threat of Syrian rockets. It’s time for the White House to demand that Turkey be consistent. It is ridiculous for Turkey to complain about Kurdistan Workers Party [PKK] terrorism and expect others to isolate the group (which now fights a military insurgency) while it embraces and empowers Hamas. Likewise, it is ludicrous to condemn Israel for its refusal to tolerate terrorists launching missiles at it, while at the same time Turkey seeks the same right of self-defense.
The only difference between Israel and Turkey, it seems, is that Israel seeks to minimize civilian casualties when it conducts counter-terror operations while Turkey has killed upwards of 40,000 Kurds. Until Turkey rectifies such inconsistencies in its policies, neither the United States nor NATO should provide them with further assistance.
Wishful thinking. What would make Obama, who considers deranged mad dogs Erdou011fan and Davutou011flu his best friends and Israel–an enemy, go against his Muslim instincts?
What are the odds that Obama will approve the transfer of Patriot missiles to Turkey? n nI am betting that he will do it, and probably as quickly as possible.
this has nothing to do with obama, turkey didn't ask the united states directly, they made a request from NATO and the missiles wouldn't even come from the U.S. they would come from Germany. This article really needs to get its facts straight instead of spewing political objective garbage.
You expect humanity, logic and consistency from Islamic rulers? n nErdogan and company may wear suits, but they are hard core. n nMorsi squeezed himself into a suit recently. n nAny real difference, in terms of their enmity to Western values (never mind Israel)? n nPerhaps a nuance of difference only self deluding clowns like Hillary and Obama can discern. n n
Another point to consider is that Patriot Missiles technology will wind up in the hands of the Russians and probably Iranians and Chinese within a fortnight. Turkey, as it is under the current Islamist regime, is not only an unreliable NATO ally, it is an enemy of NATO.
Bravo.
At least they should make sure that once Turkey sends the missiles to Iran that they will be inoperable.
In Cuban missile crises Turkey was the balancing factor and it has the second biggest army in NATO. US gave Israel all its weapon al most at no cost thanks to Zionist loby. And Israel is in balancing factor in the Middle East . Saying no to Turkey would be impossible for NATO to keep its power nest to Russia and Iran, without Turkey in Middle East it would be very difficult for Israil to stand still, Turks have been helping Jews last 1000 years, and now they act like spoiled kid because of US support, but lets not forget US is a cristian contury, it will stop its support to Isreal at some point, and Isreal will need Turkey support more and more…
Turkey has changed, my friend, and not for the better. n nIslamism is poison. n n