Tuesday, July 11, 2023
The wily Erdogan strikes again
Mainstream Western media were full of hallelujas today over Sultan Erdogan's climb-down re Sweden's entry to NATO.
What didn't get much attention was the fact this concession was part of a quid-pro-quo; in return, Sweden will press for Turkiye's admission to the EU.
Think that through.
Turkey has been lobbying for EU entry for fifty years - long before Erdogan's time in power. There's a reason the EU keeps kicking that can down the road. Membership has its privileges. Like visa free travel throughout the Schengen zone. Basically, anyone with Turkiye ID gets free-range travel privileges across the EU. Given the abundance of Islamist radical factions supported by Erdogan's government, having untrammeled access to Europe should be a total laugh-riot!
It will be all the more hilarious now that untold numbers of Stingers and Javelins diverted from the always corrupt and ever leaky Ukrainian supply chains are circulating in the black market.
What could go wrong?!
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