ZoC wrote:zan wrote:Nikitas wrote:Humanist,
Maybe you are right, the situation as it is now suits all the big players, Turkey, Greece, UK and they are willing to let it ride.
In the past, despite the rhetoric, neither Greece nor Turkey were ready to go to war over Cyprus. It was a fight by proxy with the occasional flare ups when one or the other side thought it could gain the upper hand.
But some undeniable facts are now evident. One is that GCs are the major force on the island. Entry to the EU underlined this fact, the discovery of offshore gas is another factor. These facts are not lost on the Turks. They would love to be rid of the problem.
The TCs have realised that partition comes at a cost. It is not the solution they had imagined, where they are given a bit of the island and left alone. They are definitely NOT left alone. And right next door they see that GCs do not have Greece on their heads. The GCs have been left alone and are better off without any "mother" to look after them. The strikes are simply bringing to the surface a simple demand by the TCs, they want to be like the GCs, independent and self reliant. It will take more than a few strikes to get there.
The first step would be to have a genuuine TC negotiating position on the solution of the problem. I feel sure that the majority of TCs do not give a flying pluck for confederation and the power to sign international agreements, but that is the line they toe in the talks because Ankara says so.
Erdoghan said he will call Eroglu to Ankara and ask him if he agrees with the strikers when they say "Turkey out". I wonder if Eroglu will have the spherical appendages necessary to say "Yeah, I agree".
Over 100 NGOs told you different recently. Young Denktas told you differently.
Listen guys, this is an industrial dispute with a hand full of GC plants. That is the really you need. Dont get too excited.
yes, ffs calm down everyone. rumours that the tc pussies had grown some balls are totally unfounded.
I am trying NOT to visual this but; Our balls have been staring you in the face all along!!!