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‘Erdogan put Turkey on path to WWIII’

'Erdogan put Turkey on path to WWIII'

An interview with Mark Glenn, Crescent and Cross Solidarity Movement from Idaho about the boil over in Turkey and the statement made by Turkish President Erdogan that outside forces have a hand in fomenting protests and riots in Turkey.
Question: It seems Turkey has reached sort of an impasse between the pro-government rallies and Erdogan being staunchly defiant as opposed to the anti-government rallies that we’re seeing centered around Taksim Square. Is this situation sustainable?

Glenn: Well, I think that it’s sustainable as long as interested parties continue to fuel and to fund this.Even though Erdogan is an immensely unpopular leader amongst his people, nevertheless we have to consider the possibility at least that there are, as Erdogan has recently alleged, that there are outside forces who are helping to fuel this along.

Certainly there would be players on the geo-political scene who would love to see something like this happen in Turkey not the least of which would be Syria because of what Turkey has done to that country now over the last year in assisting these rebels who have destroyed the country; Russia and other players.

But there is also the distinct possibility that Erdogan has decided at this point that he is not going to be the water boy for NATO and the United States in launching a war against Syria that may very well involve Russia and that would wind up destroying his own country.

And so it’s entirely possible that Erdogan that he is not going to do this and the United States and these other Western powers have decided now to light a fire under his feet by funding these protests that they done in other Middle Eastern countries now over the last two or three years.

Q: Evidence on the ground does show that Turkey has been very complacent with US policies with regards to Syria within the region and it is pretty rich coming from Erdogan when he says that outside forces are at play here when it comes to anti-government protests in Turkey and yet he does not accept that when it comes to Syria.

Glenn: Yes that’s exactly right and as much as we rightly do not look upon Erdogan with any kind of favor given what he has done, at the same time – and there’s an old saying that a broken clock is right twice a day.

And it may very well be that Erdogan even though he has been very complacent with regards to Western demands vis-a-vis Syria that the entrance of Russia into this situation has now changed things for him quite a bit and he has elected therefore to not be party to this.

Let’s not forget that all of these protests began less than two weeks after Erdogan was in Washington DC discussing all of these things with Obama. So, what was it that he told Obama possibly that set this thing in motion and now has blown up in his face?

Q: But what about those who say that Erdogan’s internal policies, so to speak, which basically started off the protests at Taksim Square are sort of a distraction factor to move away the attention from his policy with regards to Syria and keep the population busy with what’s happening inside Turkey per se?

Glenn: Well, I don’t see these protests as benefiting Erdogan at all, I think even as much as they may be a diversion and distraction I think that they have been absolutely devastating to his public image in Turkey.

I don’t think he’s happy with these things going on and at the same time as I said we have to consider at least the possibility that he has made someone angry. And certainly with his behavior he has made plenty of enemies all around the world.

The question we need to ask ourselves right now is whether or not Erdogan has decided that he is not going to go along with initiating world war three and that the price for this is that the West is doing to him what they have done to other leaders all over the world, which is to start protests and riots that bring down the presidency of a puppet who no longer allows himself to be used as a puppet.

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