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Old 10-27-2014, 10:56 AM   #765
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Originally Posted by jonesy View Post
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Turkey wants the US to take out Assad. Once he is gone they would gladly take Syria and Iraq for themselves. I think Assad may be the last secular dictator in the region. The Turkish (ottoman) empire was once a world power, maybe they want to revive it.
I just can't see Turkey trying to re-visit their colonial past. Empires are too expensive to maintain and almost always keep your country in a state of war. Some group will always try to stage a rebellion or insurrection.

Besides, Turkey faces westward these days. They fancy themselves more European than Middle Eastern, even if xenophobic European nations are still resisting.
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