Oracle wrote:Get Real! wrote:Oracle wrote:Do you approve of Turkey ethnically cleansing the GCs from the north?
Do you approve of Greece murdering Cypriots and overthrowing the democratically elected government & president of Cyprus to pave the way for the Turkish invasion?
Of course not ... but that was the junta plus GCs of EOKA B' and they were punished and the present representatives are also ashamed of the Junta-CIA involvement.
But, GR!, you have stood still at that point in time. It's what happened afterwards that was perpetually tragically significant, yet you think that is irrelevant.
Turkey invaded, killed more than it should have by even their standards, and has stayed! Why don't you see that as the longer, larger, greater monstrosity that it is?
Greece doesn't occupy Cyprus. But Turkey does. So what is our aim? To remove Turkey. Anything more and you're fighting on two fronts and weakening yourself. Especially if we have formed a mutually beneficial alliance, with Greece, since those dark events of the coup.
Alliances happen all the time even with old enemies ... let alone Greece and Cyprus which have NEVER been historically enemies. Even if you don't accept our cultural brotherhood, at least accept Greeks and Cypriots had harmonious relationships until a bunch of fascist generals did a deal with the USA/Turkey-Britain or all three.
Stop wearing yourself out fighting everyone. Concentrate on getting rid of Turkey first; and if you still feel the same about Greece, sever ties later. But we need allies in Europe ... NOW!
The “junta” was the recognized government of Greece for 7 whole years!
The fact that Greece was being run by a “military junta” doesn’t excuse Greece of her crimes against Cyprus.