New Erdogan Cabinet
Even now, after a seven-decade long U.S./Turkish strategic alliance, the Pentagon still does not understand Turkish politics. For years the Pentagon has been wrong when dealing with Turkey. I remember in 1974 when Turkey invaded Cyprus, the U.S. media reported that, “U.S. Misread Turkish Intent” In 2003 when the second Iraq invasion took place, the Pentagon wanted to renew the Turkish railroad system in southeastern Turkiye, with the intent of the U.S. to invade Iraq from the north. In addition, the Pentagon sent its warships to several Turkish ports with the intent of sending its troops through Turkiye to Iraq. What happened? Another wrong assumption on the part of the Pentagon. The Turkish parliament refused to allow U.S. troops to pass through Turkish soil to reach Iraq. What was the U.S. response? In retaliation the U.S. Special Forces entered a Turkish unit domicile in Iraq as a friendly ally. They then turned their guns on the Turkish troops and put hoods overs the...