THE TRUE REASON BEHIND TURKEYS WARMONGERING AGAINST ISRAEL
TURKISH DÉJÀ VU , NEO OTTOMANISM
TURKEY cleverly utilized the ARAB SPRING for its own political agenda, namely that of expansionism and spreading its political model in order to gain greater geopolitical influence and subsequently obtain a stronger stance on the world stage.
Under pretence of the GAZA FLOTILLA incident, ERDOGAN used the excuse to distance himself from ISRAEL in order to gain acceptance of MUSLIM countries and the ARAB LEAGUE and promote TURKEY as a model for ARAB STATES. His populist warmongering rhetoric against ISRAEL are well received among Arab states, what he neglects however to mention is the true cause of his rift with Israel, namely that of an ongoing natural resources dispute which involves GREECE, CYPRUS and ISRAEL.
THE NATURAL RESOURCES CHESS GAME IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN BASIN
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(See CYPRUS conflict http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_invasion_of_Cyprus)
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As mentioned in my previous article posted Friday the 9th of September on this blog, ISRAEL and CYPRUS, in a joint venture, are about to extract gas from a 350,000 hectares gas deposits found on the border of CYPRUS’S and ISRAEL’S economic zone in the eastern Mediterranean, which TURKEY claims a share of.
By using warmongering rhetoric’s TURKEY not only drew attention of the ARAB world but also GREECE, its archenemy and close ally of CYPRUS who responded equally harsh by threatening with war if TURKEY hinders CYPRUS’S gas exploration, a calculated move of GREECE to distract from its looming default, a tactic which has proven a success in recent past under Thatcher’s government in order to distract from the problem the government faced in the UK and subsequently led to the MALVINAS (Falklands) war with ARGENTINA and a political resurrection for Thatcher. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falklands_War)
CYPRUS MAIL Newspaper Article
DRAWING SYMPATHY FROM ARAB COUNTRIES
CYPRUS only recently reiterated that it will not halt exploration activities despite warnings from TURKEY who obviously does not want to miss out on the prospects of huge oil and gas extraction in the EASTER MEDITERRANEAN basin. Due to the geographic position of these fields it becomes imminent that TURKEY needs ARAB countries as allies in order to isolate CYPRUS and ISRAEL. Thus it also becomes evident why ERODGAN emphasized Israel’s so-called increased isolation in the region during his “public relation trip” in ARAB MIDDLE EAST countries and at the same time promoting the upcoming PALESTINE statehood bid, for it plays in TURKEY’S long-term geopolitical strategic favor. What ERDOGAN neglects though is that ISRAEL has always been isolated in the region, despite its peace treaty with JORDAN and EGYPT. ISRAEL never was naïve to believe that it will have an everlasting peace with those two countries and subsequently has adjusted its politics and policies accordingly.
What mainstream media also neglect to mention is that CHINA supports ISRAEL in the PALESTINE statehood issue and that Israel has signed a free trade agreement with MERCOSUR, of which BRAZIL is also part of, (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercosur), a move that could prove to be essential, especially since MERCOSUR countries are gaining economic and political influence on the world stage.
WESTERN ARROGANCE AND IGNORANCE LED TO UNDERESTIMATE TURKEY
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Map of countries by number of active troops
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On the other hand EUROPE has always underestimated TURKEY’S political wittiness in expanding its influence in the BALKAN and indeed the political world stage. Over the years TURKEY has become the 2nd largest NATO army in EUROPE and the 8th largest army of the world. Despite its current warmongering tactics, TURKEY is still a close ally of the USA which on the other hand is an ally of ISRAEL.
TACTICS – TURKEY PERMITS NATO ANTI MISSILE RADAR TO BE INSTALLED ON ITS EASTERN BORDER
Thus ANKARA’S recent decision to permit the installation of an anti missile radar on its border as part of a defense shield against RUSSIAN and IRANIAN missile threats, indirectly provides additional security for ISRAEL. On the other hand the NATO radar site also showcases the link between the USA, TURKEY and SAUDI ARABIA in the quest to oppose IRAN, RUSSIA and to some extend CHINA. With TURKEY permitting the NATO radar shield it covers two issues at one stroke.
One is that it maintains the support of the SUNNI ARAB states in the quest against SHIITES and at the same time satisfies the USA and its Western allies, strengthening TURKEY’S reputation among WESTERN as well as EASTERN countries, making it a key player on the political as well as economic world stage.
One is that it maintains the support of the SUNNI ARAB states in the quest against SHIITES and at the same time satisfies the USA and its Western allies, strengthening TURKEY’S reputation among WESTERN as well as EASTERN countries, making it a key player on the political as well as economic world stage.
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Map from Wikipedia Commons
Green: Sunni Blue: Shiite |
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