by Mapko » Sun Mar 13, 2011 7:55 pm
The unfortunate business of it all, is that there is/was a written accord by the three guarantors - Greece, the UK and Turkey - that they will protect the country. This was open to mis-interpretation and was used by the mainland Turks to get what they wanted - any part of the island. Yes, ok, we should despise the Turks for what they did, but the biggest scum in this whole episode is the USA and, in particular, Kissinger. They, like the British, wnated bases on Cyprus, the Cypriots said no, so the Turk invasion was sanctioned (if anyone refutes this, how else could the USA stop the Turks invading on numerous occasions previously?). The USA also stopped Greece helping the Cypriots and also threatened to blow ships carrying aid and arms out of the water!! How can they do that? This is why I love when the USA gets its arse kicked in wars. They, like Turkey, are bullies. The USA will fight this small country and that small country, yet let's see them enter North Korea, China or Iran!