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Did Joe Biden Get Played By Erdogan On Afghanistan?
Bilateral relations between the United States and Turkey have never been so bad for so long.
While diplomats and some analysts in Washington self-flagellate and blame the United States for the sustained break in relations, the reality is that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan orchestrated the break for tactical…
- Michael Rubin
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Both the White House and Turkish officials sought to spin the meeting between President Biden and Erdogan positively.
“Thank goodness” the Armenian Genocide did not come up, Erdogan said at a press conference after the one-on-one meeting.
While Erdogan hoped for a fresh start and a rollback of sanctions on Turkey imposed…