tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074121.post3492461334165226976..comments2023-12-26T22:08:54.798-05:00Comments on Lotus - Surviving a Dark Time: Still looking to lose readersLotushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16774266443353774752noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074121.post-32880623550475106202010-06-02T02:47:33.030-05:002010-06-02T02:47:33.030-05:00No, I don't. Turkey is in a tough position pol...No, I don't. Turkey is in a tough position politically, but a number of other players are, too.<br /><br />Turkey is a NATO member. Declaring war on Israel would threaten to drag NATO in, in some capacity - especially if in the event of a conflict there was and Israeli attack on Turkish territory. I don't think other NATO nations want to be in that position, but failing to support Turkey in that case could cause NATO to rupture. Better to avoid the possibility.<br /><br />The US also has a political dilemma and also does not want to be in the position of choosing between Israel and Turkey. If war did break out I have no doubt that Congress would side with Israel without even thinking it through - which would be a foreign policy catastrophe with regard to US relations with Muslim nations.<br /><br />So you can be sure that there will be a lot of voices telling Turkey to take a chill pill.Lotushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774266443353774752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074121.post-53380355532019554422010-06-01T23:35:13.939-05:002010-06-01T23:35:13.939-05:00You think Turkey's gonna start a war with Isra...You think Turkey's gonna start a war with Israel? They've been putting out threat after threat for the past two days.JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03223879013564312871noreply@blogger.com