Wither Turkey?

This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute.

Throughout the Cold War, Turkey was one of America’s most important allies.  With its large and ferocious military and solidly pro-Western governments, it held down NATO’s southeastern flank against Soviet aggression.  

Under the regime of an Islamic supremacist named Recep Tayyep Erdogan, however, Turkey has been – to borrow President Obama’s expression – fundamentally transformed.  Domestically, a secular Muslim state has been increasingly aligned with the dictates of Islam’s repressive shariah ideology.  And Turkey’s foreign policy has become a nightmare with its support for jihadists and other enemies of the West and an Islamic hijra, or invasion, of Europe by Turkish-based refugees.

Murderous suicide bombings at a peace rally in Ankara may help Erdogan consolidate power in upcoming elections.  If so, our once-reliable and strategically critical ally will be further transformed into a beachhead for Islamist aggression in Europe and the Middle East.

This is Frank Gaffney.