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US-Turkey relations highRelations are high but sustaining them will be key Turkish Weekly 7/1 [2010, U.S. Admiral Says Sustaining Relations with Turkey Critical, http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/103918/u-s-admiral-says-sustaining-relations-with-turkey-critical.html] The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), said on Wednesday that sustaining relationship with Turkey was critical. Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of CJCS, said Turkey and the United States had a strong relationship, and sustaining it in the long run was really critical. "And the other hugely important relationship in that part of the world, which has certainly been very visible lately, is Turkey. They are a critical ally," Mullen said at the Aspen Security Forum. Mullen said Turkey had been a critical ally for a long time, and a member of NATO. "And so I have a very strong relationship with my counterpart, very strong relationship throughout the military with Turkey -- all of our services do. And this is a bumpy time, and we just need to make, from my perspective -- you know, sustaining that in the long run is really critical. The eaches of it -- you know, relationships go through ups and downs, but the overall long-term importance of those two relationships, from my perspective, are critical," the admiral said. When asked what was going on with Turkey right now and if he believed that Turkey felt rejected by Europe and was moving back toward the Muslim world, Mullen said, "that's up to, obviously, Prime Minister (Recep Tayyip) Erdogan and the political leadership, and quite frankly, the people of Turkey to, in a sense, both develop and execute." Mullen said, "I just want to -- we've had a very strong relationship for a long, long time. And I think whatever the eaches are, we need to work our way through that and sustain that relationship. They're a member of a critical alliance for us, with NATO. And they also reside, physically, in a very, very important part, strategically. So I actually -- exactly where they're going, it's a little bit difficult for me to figure out." Relations are still up - Turkey is still strategically valuable even if it doesn’t agree with all US policies Walker 6/29 [2010, Joshua, Fellow at the Transatlantic Academy where the yearlong report on Turkish foreign policy "Getting to Zero: Turkey, its Neighbors, and the West" was recently published, Turkey: still America’s best ally in the Middle East?, http://www.worldbulletin.net/author_article_detail.php?id=2212] Listening to the Beltway rhetoric one would think that Turkey is a newly emerging threat to the United States and interests in the Middle East. The speed with which Washington has gone sour on its self-declared "model partner" is astonishing and should be cause for concern. Having just returned from Turkey and with meetings with Turkish officials, it is clear that Turkey has not suddenly "switched sides" but rather still objectively represents America's best ally. Not because Ankara blindly goes along with Western policies or is subservient to America, but because it offers the U.S. more strategic possibilities and support than any other state in the region. Unlike Arab allied governments which lack legitimacy among their own populations and Israel that is besieged on all sides, Turkey is a truly democratic, independent, and powerful ally to be courted, not demonized by the U.S. Today, Turkey represents a critical partner to the U.S. on its three most urgent strategic issues: Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran. On Afghanistan, Turkey is better placed culturally and militarily than any other NATO ally to play a leading role in Kabul; in this respect, it is America's ideal partner on Afghanistan. The soft and hard power advantages that the Turks enjoy among the Afghan population offer a sorely needed bright spot in an otherwise dark struggle for America. On Iraq, there is renewed impetus to resolve the long-simmering Kurdish issue given the battle against the PKK and continued incursions into northern Iraq. Without Turkey's constructive engagement, America's vital interests and the future of Iraq cannot be secured. Short of coercive action, Ankara is determined to prevent a nuclear Iran and has been attempting its own trilateral diplomacy with the help of Brasila to deal with Tehran. Unfortunately, these attempts -- which were originally encouraged by the Obama administration -- have led to a divide on the means necessary for the same end goal of a nuclear weapon-free Iran. Given the timing of the Mavi-Marmara incident in the lead-up to the Iran sanction vote at the UN, former friends of Turkey are linking the two events and blaming the AKP's "Islamist" roots rather than looking at the tough domestic realities confronting Turkey's leaders. While the AKP has admittedly gone over the top in its rhetoric given the domestic pressures it faces from a resurgent nationalist movement and upcoming national elections, its actions speak much louder than its words. Diplomatic relations remain intact with Israel despite the killing of nine Turkish citizens (one of whom was a dual American citizen) and Turkey remains actively engaged in all of its Western commitments and institutions. US-Turkey relations highUS-Turkey relations are high over multiple issues BBC 7/3 [2010, BBC Monitoring Europe – Political, Turkish foreign minister stresses "model partnership" ties with USA, Text of report in English by Turkish semi-official news agency Anatolia, lexis] Ankara, 2 July: Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said about Turkey-the USA relations, "there could be differences of opinion. But he have the capability to discuss them frankly as two allied countries. Our rooted relations can even create a synergy from those differences." Davutoglu said at the 4th of July reception at the US Embassy in Ankara, "Turkey and the United States are two allied countries which worked together from Iraq to Afghanistan, from the Middle East peace process to NATO. Therefore, Turkey-the USA relations have a multi-dimensional perspective." "Turkey-the USA relations can make important contributions to global and regional peace. US President Barack Obama proposed the definition of model partnership during his visit to Turkey last year. Now, our countries are trying to contribute to global and regional peace under this definition," he added. Directory: file -> view view -> Western Europe after wwii view -> Author study: paul fleischman view -> Qpa1 7ela study Guide view -> Arctic Oil/Gas Neg view -> November 1970 Approximately 150,000-500,000 deaths Bhola Cyclone Bangladesh view -> Grade Level: 6 Unit of Study: Caribbean glce view -> Citation: Duffield, Katy view -> Table of Contents Lesson # view -> Chinese Wind Energy Disad Download 1.27 Mb. Share with your friends:
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