David A. Andelman, USA Today: Will Turkey crack next in crumbling Middle East? Column
Growing Islamic State pressure on a key NATO ally poisons already toxic security situation.
Is Turkey next? The world should be very worried about how that question is answered. The twin bomb blasts in Ankara this past weekend — the deadliest incidents in the modern history of that NATO member and American ally — have all the hallmarks of Islamic State. And by expanding into Turkey, ISIL’s efforts to re-create the ancient Islamic Caliphate would be a dramatic uptick in the stakes and scope of an already expanding conflict.
The attacks come as Turkey is at risk of losing control of stretches of its border areas that have become highways into Syria for ISIL recruits from North Africa and Europe. The flow of jihadists and supplies allows ISIL to pursue its murderous effort to build and protect a new state on the territory of Turkey's neighbors.
WNU Editor: The trends clearly indicate that Turkey is losing control in keeping the peace. The Kurds have been a thorn for decades, but with the rise of the Islamic State a new and far more dangerous element is being added. My prediction .... Turkey is not going to crack, but the wars and conflicts that are gripping the Middle East are now at Turkey's doors.
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The noose is quickly tightening around Turkey. Their role as a terrorist haven is coming back to bite them hard. With a wide and vast array of foreign terrorists as well as the PKK and the Bear in their backyard trouble is breathing down their neck!
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