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Sassounian: Turkey’s Support Declines in Congress after Blunders at Home and Abroad
Due to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s widespread human rights abuses of his own citizens and foreign policy blunders vis-a-vis Armenia, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, and Syria, Turkey has lost much of the support it once enjoyed in the United States and, indeed, around the world.
The most recent evidence of this downturn is the adoption of House Resolution 4347 (Turkey Christian Churches Accountability Act) on June 26 by the Foreign Affairs Committee. Because of souring
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Excellent article! I support Erdogan due to Turkey being divided/weak politically.
YEAH,
But none the less they still carry enough clout in the Congress,as to have a youth to pass around amongst the honorable congressmen on 27 or 28th June ,offering ´turkish coffee¨in demi tasses, on small round tray.This is unheard of and unseen in any Parliament or Cpongress of the world.Not even in the U.S. Congress this has precedent.Mind you this scenario,when discussion was on as to returning Armenian churches and church owned estates to rightful owners…which….one wonders in absence of any congregations ,say in Ercinca,VA, Bitlis, Moush and other Armenian populated towns(that existed there) in last century…..but now with no Armenians there, one wonders who will go pray in those ruined or semi ruined churches there…
Was this a well prepared ACT by great Turkey(with its influence as yet in the internal affairs of another country.Or was it to show to Armenians that it is no use,your endeavours, pour wish and word and wishes still carry force in the U.S. Congress..
Both an act violating norms and humiliation!!!!
you guess directed to whom…
I´d say to both Armenian Americans and the Host country good old USA