English: Barack Obama (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Iran (Persia) with Black, Caspian and Arabian seas around (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
via U.S. and Iran Unlikely Allies in Iraq Battle – NYTimes.com.
This is a brilliant, must -read article from the NYT. Check it out!
Is this the latest Obama foreign-policy blunder or simply evidence of ineffective strategy?
Thoughts?
Map of the European Union (27) with the Republic of Turkey. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
This is an outstanding, must-read article from the NYT. Check it out!
Turkey’s Failed Foreign Policy – NYTimes.com.
What worries me is that the West has neglected Turkey, whom Dr Kissinger always regarded as strategic.
Under President Obama, the Middle-East has become more dangerous.
The EU has played with Turkey over joining its club.
Now with the West’s influence over Turkey much reduced, Turkey is playing a dangerous game of political meddling in the Middle-East, with glassy-eyed visions of a restored Ottoman Empire.
As the West worries about ISIS, they should not neglect Turkey.
Thoughts?
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