tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507020819391911738.post5593554339656193745..comments2023-06-11T13:18:29.312+03:00Comments on Istanbul Calling: The Eastern Mediterranean's Bermuda TriangleYigal Schleiferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04037852103478967102noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507020819391911738.post-59278135765968508252012-01-31T18:58:08.907+02:002012-01-31T18:58:08.907+02:00fairly disappointing to see this coming out of CAP...fairly disappointing to see this coming out of CAP. Pretending that Turkey is the sole source of difficulty in these relationships, when this whole mess started over Israel's attack on a flotilla of ships sailing from Turkey and the resulting deaths of Turkish citizens, is pretty infuriating. That the CAP article completely ignores the situations in Syria and Cyprus doesn't say much for the broadness of US policy regarding Turkey, either. That the essence of the article seemed to be "Turkey should be less critical of what Israel does, and value the strategic goals of Israel's government over the preference of its own citizens" makes it even worse. If this is what passes for political analysis and diplomacy in the Obama White House then it is unlikely we will see a peaceful, let alone equitable, solution to our stare down with Iran, or the situation in Syria, and any US support in settling the intractable disputes over Cyprus seems right-out.Heronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14776242322789918501noreply@blogger.com