He looks at the American hyperpower and sees, to all intents, a late Ottoman sultan — pampered, decadent, lounging on its cushions puffing a hookah but unable to rouse itself to impose its will in the world. In that sense, Turkey’s contempt for Israel is also an expression of near total contempt for Washington.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Quote of the Day
Mark Steyn, imagining the world view of Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan:
