Anyone remember when George Bush claimed US Foreign Policy would be more humble under his watch?
He was wrong and the perfect example is Turkey. How strong of an ally is Turkey? Despite 94% public disapproval of the Iraq War, allowing the US to use Turkey to stage attacks came within a handful of votes of passing. Reading the article it is clear that Turkey miscalculated as well, but the essential lesson for the US is that we were arrogant and assumed their cooperation when it wasn’t a sure thing. Instead of massaging the relationship, we tried to push them around and it didn’t work. The Northern Front would have been helpful and it was doable.
Link Via Talking Points Memo