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Saturday, September 03, 2011
Is Turkey Itching to Fight Israel?
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Sunday, 4 September 2011
Early warning.
Turkey's Islamist regime could be itching for fight with Israel as a means of tightening its grip on the Turkish military pursuant to an ongoing purge of the armed forces, traditional guardian of Turkey's secular system. Will the military go along? Are there still elements of the Turkish military with the political will to resist--and end--the Islamizing trend? Time will tell.
Sunni Turkey and Shiite Islamist Iran are imperialist rivals; both countries are pursuing foreign policies aimed at overthrowing the status quo. In contrast with nuclear arming Iran, however, which the Obama administration appeased but failed to align with, Turkey is a full NATO member--backed by Washington. The administration supports the creation of an Islamist, neo-Ottoman Empire. Obama's most viciously anti-Israel advisors would actually like to use NATO against Israel.
The Turkish threat should not be underestimated. Just ask the Armenians. Alone, even, and certainly in concert with Egypt and Hamas, Turkey could threaten Israel's existence. Ultimately, Israel's presumed nuclear deterrent may be all that stands in the way of a catastrophic defeat at the hands of genocidal Islamists.
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