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Subject: The Turks

Author:
Mark7

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Date Posted: 22:31:10 08/05/02 Mon
In reply to: Mark7 's message, "First ADD President of the US?" on 10:11:19 08/03/02 Sat

I agree with everything you said about the Turks and our alliance with them. They were a cornerstone of NATO in the days of the Big Bad USSR, so anything they did went.

We built their military to be the second strongest in NATO except for the US in conventional forces (few Americans know this) through massive aid.

Israel, Egipt and Turkey have been the main recepients of US economic and military aid from the 50s on-going.

However, Turkey's value as an ally seems doubtful in today's international environment. But in order to reduce aid to Turkey, you do need a president that can point Turkey on a map.

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JeffF
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Date Posted: 07:13:51 08/07/02 Wed

Before 09/11, the President had no interest in foriegn affairs and except for Mexico, he pretty much ignored other countries.
This isn't the first time in history that events forced a President to think beyond domestic issues.(Jefferson, Wilson, Jimmy Carter all tried to ignore the outside world until they had to face it because the world doesn't go away if you ignore it).