Thursday, October 04, 2012
Competent Turkey
Count on Turkey to behave sanely. They've been sheltering massive numbers of refugees from the Syrian conflict and helping the rebel forces. Yesterday a stray shell from Syrian gov't forces killed 5 Turkish civilians. Turkey responded almost instantly with a counter-barrage, and is now preparing for a more serious pushback.
Compare this with the post-1989 American response to cross-border invasions. Direct parallel: Mexico's internal conflicts have spilled over our border constantly, including actual soldiers; no response at all. Bigger example: When Saudi (dba Sheikh Osama) invaded us in a big way, we did nothing at all. Later we invaded and occupied two vaguely related countries. Still haven't done anything to Saudi.
Want a model for correct national behavior in all possible areas? Turkey is it.
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