Those seeking to spoil Turkey’s relations with the US.

Our enemies fear Turkey’s having an international say and having Iraq do what it says, and they shudder to hear the word ‘Turk.’ Turkey has fallen into the trap of its enemies not only in its period of empire, but also in the republican period. Our economic situation is the clearest indicator of this.

We should distinguish between on the one hand, those who want to spoil our relations with the US and on the other, those having difficulty comprehending and accepting the conditions of the third millennium but who actually love Turks. We separate those acting to put Turkey and the US at loggerheads due to our opposition to any Kurdish state from these idealists who support the status quo. However, I should also say that they are also preventing the improvement of Turkey’s lot.

The recent statement of Iraq’s foreign minister (ethnically Kurd), ‘We don’t want Turkish soldiers here’ shows that he lacks moral fiber. Obviously Turkish-US relations and cooperation is being distorted for the sake of an independent ‘Kurdistan.’ If the US doesn’t act unsteadily and instead emphasizes its willingness to cooperate with us, our soldiers will go to Iraq and we’ll have a place at the table for Iraq’s reconstruction.”