America's Future Partners: Turkey and Iran?
NIAC Council / Sean Amoei
15-Jun-2010 (one comment)

Washington, DC - “The only thing new in this world is the history that you don’t know,” Stephen Kinzer said, reciting the famous Harry Truman quote. A veteran foreign correspondent and author of the new book Reset: Iran, Turkey, and America’s Future, Kinzer spoke Monday at the New America Foundation to shed some light on the history of Turkey and Iran that most people don’t know, and with that foundation offer his vision for a strategic realignment in the Middle East.

Kinzer believes that Turkey and Iran are the “two logical partners of the United States” in the 21st century. In contrast to their Arab neighbors, both have a democratic tradition going back over a century, and large masses in both countries are educated and have strong democratic ideals.
In the case of Iran, the Green Movement was a testimony to Iranians’ desire for democracy, Kinzer said. Such a popular movement would be unimaginable anywhere in the Arab world where elections don’t regularly take place or are expected to be rigged when they do. According to Kinzer, the long-term prospects for democracy in Iran are good; one day, Iran will likely even surpass Turkey, he said.

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Abarmard

Good article

by Abarmard on

By now those who want to know, do know that US foreign policies in the ME is assigned by Israel for Israel. Until the time that any US officials are "allowed" to speak freely in regards to Israel, there is no hope for the US. 

Let time be the proof.