Istanbul, Turkey - The US has hailed Turkey as moderate Islamic democracy, the kind it would like to see develop elsewhere. It's a key NATO ally, with US aircraft stationed here. Yet, as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives in Ankara Friday to defuse tensions over Kurdish rebels operating in Iraq, she faces a nation that is now the most anti-American in the world, according to one survey. ...... In a recent global survey by the Pew Research Center, only 9 percent of Turks held a favorable view of the United States (down from 52 percent in 2000), a figure that placed Turkey at the rock bottom of the 46 countries surveyed.............. http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20071101/wl_csm/oturkus The kurds may say "why Kosovo Albanians are getting independence, but we can't" ? Wait until Kosove declares independence .... there are a lot of minorities in every country ...
It is true that after America's weapon support on the terrorist PKK was clear, the political stance among Turkish society has changed, to a very low support in short a period, from 50 percents to almost none. However everybody does not have to love America's foreign policy, there is nothing going on outlaw against the Americans, it is people's right to be in favor or disfavor to any countries policies, that is a part of the democracy, just like Americans don't have much love for Iranis recently. Instead of showing that general support on America's foreign policy is getting lower accross the world significantly(even under 30% in the US itself if i remember right), and as neighbour of Iraq Turkey is one of the the countries that suffer the most from the invasion, which naturally leads to a further lower support, you prefer to drag Turkey at front as an "enemy", I don't know why you keep making posts in an anti-turkish manner, which is quite obvious despite the fact that you will not accept this. Maybe you should disclose yourself more, what's your origin? Mind to tell? And 1 of your early post about Kosovo: If you name them as Muslim seperatists, does your love for the PKK terrorists actually comes from the fact that you hate Turks? Enemy of my enemy is my friend?
Thank you for asking those questions leo. "...Love for the PKK terrorists..." What do I gain if I love terrorists in a way that will encourage terrorism? As a Christian I am supposed to love everyone including my enemies. I am not supporter of separatism. UNLESS ONE GROUP IS OPPRESSED BY ANOTHER AND ARE TREATED AS SUBCITIZENS. Also, you can see that I just started a thread about the A bombs US dropped on Japan more than 60 years ago. I can assure you I love America. And because I love her I don't want her to be on the losing end. If I answer your other questions, some may not like the TRUTH. I cannot openly discuss some issues on this forum for reasons specified by Crazy Rob.
You can answer anything, the rule in not insulting any group, nation, ethnicity whatever, i believe even you can make posts without insults. You say, as a Christian you are supposed to love everybody which includes your enemies, would you like me paste your lovely posts about Muslims? About opressed people, have you studied your own countries history at all, or west in common, before meddling others?
Leo the TRUTH is not always "lovely". My posts too ... If you read my posts you'll see that I don't support the war in Iraq. It is unjust for me. And NOW after so many years about 70% of the Americans see it the same way. I am trying to be fair. I may not always be, but I am willing and trying. Like I said before, there are rules on this forum that I respect. If you insist on discussing "some" topics, I'll look for another forum where they allow such discussions. Anyway I see you don't understand why I posted this thread.
No one is stopping you to post the truth, no matter how lovely or bitter they are.. You are free to post whatever you believe, however they forum rules forbid you to ABUSE any particular nation, belief, group, religion or person.. If you think the truth can't be told without explicitly abusing someone, then yes you better don't post it. There are many people who do not support the war and many of the other things on this very forum...
I think we should stick to the topic. (Your excuse for using the A bomb on more than 100,000 civilians in Japan, told me a lot about your logic and morals. In the same way you're twisting things like war crimes by making them "NECESITIES", in the very same way others will twist the things I say on certain topics. Too many people get offended by the truth. That's a fact.) Again stick to the topic.