Chuck Grimes wrote:
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> Mostly I'm baffled why Turkey appears to be doing what it's doing.
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> Andy
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> The Turkish public is pissed.
I was going to speculate that domestic politics were involved.
Doug is probably correct that there is no consensus of the global ruling class(es) (supposing such a thing even exists) on Israel. But can't Turkey afford to do a lot of blustering on Israel without actually threatening anything? Bluster and marginal actions would gain it popularity at home without actually endangering any u.s. or european interests.
Israel _could_ become more of a liability on a global scale than a useful ally in the Middle East. What Japan, China, U.S., Europe _need_ in the middle east is a 'peaceful' climate guaranteed by a trustworthy military force. At one time the Shah supplied the latter. Then Isreal. But is its military power _still_ a guaranty of peace rather than a center of disturbances? I don't know.
Carrol