BartSimpson BartSimpson:
GreenTiger GreenTiger:
I don't blame the Turks at all for wanting an apology. The Israeli's were quite brutal in their attack on the convoy and killed eight of their people. If somebody did that to the Israeli's they would want something as well.
If the tables were turned and an Israeli convoy was trying to illegally enter the disputed Turkish-occupied area of Cyprus would anyone expect the Turks to apologize for defending their interests? I think not.
Israel should tell Turkey to pound sand. The main reason Turkey plays nice with Israel anyway is so they look good to the EU. Let Turkey cut relations with Israel and the Turks can count on repercussions the next time their EU membership application is discussed in Brussels.
I hate to see the secular government in Turkey being run over by the Radical Islamic Nuts. The country's founder Mustafa Ataturk must be spinning in his tomb. He was very wise in mandating that the country's government remain secular.
My fear is if Israel does the Turkish government to pound sand we will be accelerating a Radical Islamic shift there.