for Israel in its brutal and illegal conduct toward Palestinian and
Turkish civilians has cost the U.S. a major, strategic ally, Turkey,
and has severely undermined U.S. foreign policy goals, strategy, and
power in the Middle East.
President George W. Bush has been accused of having the most
disastrous foreign policy in U.S. history. Unfortunately, President
Obama’s apparent inability to stand up to Israel’s U.S. lobby may have
created a foreign policy catastrophe that exceeds even that of his
hapless predecessor by costing the U.S. the loss of Turkey as our main
strategic ally in the region, and by drastically reducing U.S. influence
and power in the Middle East.
If this sounds implausible, consider the following: Turkey just
recently concluded a public but covert military air combat training
exercise with the Chinese in Turkey in which the Chinese flew their jet
fighter aircraft from China to Turkey, refueling in Iran. Chinese
Premier Wen Jiabao just made a state visit to Turkey after which both
countries concluded a strategic cooperation agreement. China will build
a 4500-kilometer railroad to Turkey, along with two high-speed rail
lines, plus oil pipeline systems from Iran to Turkish ports. China has
agreed to sell military equipment to Turkey, and is also deve… >>>
