President Obama seems to be headed into a soup of his own making. It involves Turkey, a tried and true friend of ours. Turkey is an important player in and around the mid-east, particularey in regards to Iraq, and Afghanistan, and we cannot afford to alienate them.
Problem----Barack Obama's political rhetoric may come back to haunt us, because on his agenda, on his first trip overseas is ,Turkey, and Armenia, and maybe double diplomatic trouble.
Back in January of 2008,Obama, obviously for political points, took a hard stand on the side of Armenia. He's sure to get pressed by the Turks to restate his position on this statement.
"The Armenian genocide is not an allegation,a personal opinion,or a point of view, but rather a widely documented fact supported by an overwhelming body of historical evidence. America deserves a leader who speaks truthfully about the Armenian genocide and responds forcefully to all genocides. I intend to be that president."
He's sure to be in the spotlight on this, no rhetoric on this one, very little wiggle room, the spin is out!
This may well be a percursor of his diplomatic savvy.
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He has to learn somewhere. It might as well be Turkey. Perhaps he can have Hilary visit first with a keen gift to help break the ice (maybe a little joke gift with a button that says RESET in Turkish).
ReplyDeleteHold on Sub-man,maybe the "Joker" should have it say REGRETS.
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