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MSNBC is running an article titled "Turkish Chief Sees U.S. Hypocrisy". The rest of the article, however, isn't quite what the title makes it out to be:
In other words, Erdogan appears to be taking a very Realist perspective on a nation's neverending thirst for power. It isn't that any one particular nation is good or bad, it's that almost any nation that claims it isn't seeking WMD has at least a few threads domestically that truly believe they should possess WMD. Especially if most other nations do NOT possess 'em. Accordingly, he actually seems to imply a general understanding that physical force rather than diplomacy/inspections are the only ultimate solution to the troubles around Iraq. Diplomacy / inspections only truly work if intentions are aligned. Muscular response is the only option when we can't rely upon underlying intentions. The majority of the article is a discussion of Erdogan's description of the impact of conflict on Turkey:
Still, it's more than a little misleading for the headline to amplify a teeny tiny piece of the article that, within a broader context, most would actually agree with... ![]() |
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