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October 12, 2011, 5:02 PM CET
Kissinger Sees Greater Role for Turkey
By Joe Parkinson

One of the eldest statesmen of international diplomacy, former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, on Thursday offered some pearls of wisdom to one of the newest entrants to great power politics, Turkey.

Speaking at a conference held by TPG Capital in Istanbul, Mr. Kissinger’s gravelly top line was that Turkey will fill part of a regional void left by the U.S. as it withdraws from Iraq and, eventually, Afghanistan. But Ankara, said Mr. Kissinger, should be careful not to cross Washington’s vital interests in the region.

Associated Press
“Turkey’s influence is growing at a time that the U.S. is withdrawing from Iraq and Afghanistan, plus Libya is opening up – so Turkey can play a significant role,” Mr. Kissinger said. “It shouldn’t run across interests that the U.S. considers imperative. I expect relations will be constructive.”

As evidence that the U.S.-Turkish relationship remained on a sound foundation, despite the potential for competition, Mr. Kissinger singled out Turkey’s recent decision to host a missile-defense radar, part of a U.S.-inspired system designed to protect the North Atlantic Treaty Organization from Iran.

“I see this as an expression of the fact that on some issues the U.S. and Turkey have parallel interests,” Mr. Kissinger said.

Relations between Turkey and Iran, which share a border, have become significantly complicated recently by the violence in Syria – a Turkish neighbor and Iranian client state – and by the rapidly shifting environment created by the Arab Spring. Only last year, Turkey incurred Washington’s wrath by voting against U.S.-backed sanctions on Iran at the United Nations Security Council.



Turkey continues to say that the radar isn’t directed at any one country.

Addressing the meltdown in relations between Turkey and Washington’s other strong ally in the region, Israel, Mr. Kissinger suggested both sides were at fault in their dispute over whether Israel should apologize for killing eight Turks and a U.S. citizen of Turkish extraction onboard the Mavi Marmara aid ship, as it sought to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza last year.

“Both sides will have to make an adjustment in terms of their position – this is not just a problem of [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu. People know what the problem is, they know what the solution is, but they can’t bring themselves to do it,” Mr. Kissinger said.

Henry Kissinger,
Turkey

http://blogs.wsj.com/emergingeurope/201 ... or-turkey/

[bill cobbett]

Kyriellaison, hasn't that old fecker snuffed it yet? ... What is it with Killinger and his mate Rough Donktosh?... hanging on and on ... and on.

These two fackers contributed ought but grief when they were in the prime of their troublemaking days, their ideas are dead and buried... like wot they soon will be.... and good riddance.

[Kikapu]

“Turkey’s influence is growing at a time that the U.S. is withdrawing from Iraq and Afghanistan, plus Libya is opening up – so Turkey can play a significant role,” Mr. Kissinger said. “It shouldn’t run across interests that the U.S. considers imperative. I expect relations will be constructive.”

Given the chance, I don't think Turkey will be responsible when it comes to Northern Iraq, not when there is oil there, so Turkey is hoping that the USA will pull out of Iraq, so that she can become the "top dog" in the region, regardless what US interest may be, which is why Turkey did not allow the US to move her troops through Turkey in 2003 to attack Iraq. The USA has not forgotten what Turkey did then, which is why the US will not trust Turkey in the future once it pulls out of Iraq. I'm sure the USA has already worked on their plan B, C and D for the region.

The USA was very quick to accept Iraq's position that no US troops can remain in Iraq with immunity from prosecution should they stayed. The US simply said "OK, we will pull them all out" as if to say to Iraq "you ungrateful bunch, we'll make you pay for this in our own way". So what is it that the US can do to remain in the Iraq region without the approval of Iraq. Simple. Just break Iraq into 3. The Shites in the south, the Sunnis in the middle and the Kurds in the north. Naturally the US would back the Kurds for independence. No doubt there will be a civil war in Iraq and the Kurds will establish their independence with USA's help. In return, the US will have her bases there. This will no doubt create a lot of friction with Turkey and Iran, since their Kurds will want to do the same in Turkey and Iran. The end result will be that the region will become an "inferno", and the last man standing will win. There will not be any guarantees that Turkey, Iran or Iraq will come out of this intact. In fact, it will be very surprising if they did at all.

[Get Real!]

Mr. Kissinger’s gravelly top line was that Turkey will fill part of a regional void left by the U.S. as it withdraws from Iraq and, eventually, Afghanistan. But Ankara, said Mr. Kissinger, should be careful not to cross Washington’s vital interests in the region.

Turkey will be lucky to control the PKK and the internal non-Kurdish resentment, let alone fill any voids elsewhere.

[Cap]

The old war criminal's still stuck in his Nixon era delusions.
Senile ba**ard might suffer a coronary if somebody breaks him the news that the world has moved on...

[CBBB]

Turkey will be lucky to control the PKK and the internal non-Kurdish resentment, let alone fill any voids elsewhere.

I thought the Turks were good at filling "voids".

[Cap]

Turkey will be lucky to control the PKK and the internal non-Kurdish resentment, let alone fill any voids elsewhere.

I thought the Turks were good at filling "voids".

No wonder they're so desperate to steal our oil...