07-15-2016, 07:08 PM
Some quick thoughts:
First, this is like the third coup or attempt in 50 years. It happens there occasionally.
Second, it is the military trying to take power. I'm sure NATO hasn't done anything to encourage this, but it is much more in NATO's interest right now to have the Turkish military running Turkey. The military will not screw around with Turkeys agreements to NATO. They know better. The current civilian government hasn't always been real helpful with NATO, the West and the U.S.'s goals. Just sayin'.
Third, there may very well be more going on here than what we are privy to. The civilian governments there have become increasingly Islamic rather than secular. This has made a lot of people in the West quite concerned for some time.
Fourth, our government won't do anything right now but wait and see. Same with Europe.
First, this is like the third coup or attempt in 50 years. It happens there occasionally.
Second, it is the military trying to take power. I'm sure NATO hasn't done anything to encourage this, but it is much more in NATO's interest right now to have the Turkish military running Turkey. The military will not screw around with Turkeys agreements to NATO. They know better. The current civilian government hasn't always been real helpful with NATO, the West and the U.S.'s goals. Just sayin'.
Third, there may very well be more going on here than what we are privy to. The civilian governments there have become increasingly Islamic rather than secular. This has made a lot of people in the West quite concerned for some time.
Fourth, our government won't do anything right now but wait and see. Same with Europe.
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