Republic of Turkey pissed off at presidential candidate Rick Perry's remarks about them
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[QUOTE]Turkey's foreign ministry condemned Texas Gov. Rick Perry Tuesday for saying that Turkey was a "[B]country that is being ruled by what many would perceive to be Islamic terrorists."[/B]
Perry made the statement during a spirited debated between Republican presidential candidates in South Carolina Monday night.
Most of Turkey was fast asleep during the live broadcast, and Turkish newspapers had already gone to print by the time Perry declared that Turkey had moved "[B]far away from the country I lived in back in the 1970s United States Air Force. That was our ally that worked with us, but today we don't see that."[/B]
The Texas governor also argued that it was time for Washington to cut foreign aid to Ankara.
[B]A spokesman for Turkey's foreign ministry fired back Tuesday, accusing Perry of making "baseless and improper claims."[/B]
In a statement e-mailed to CNN, Selcuk Unal said presidential candidates should "be more informed about the world and be more careful their statements."
"The unfortunate views of Perry are not shared in any case by Republican party supporters, considering the weak support he has received in public polls and primary elections," Unal concluded.
Top Turkish government officials were unavailable for comment Tuesday, with many of them in Northern Cyprus for the funeral of veteran Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktas, but the country's largely-tabloid press wasted no time in responding to the comments on websites early Tuesday morning.
"The debate that the Republican candidate Rick Perry attended on American Fox TV turned into a scandal that contained very ugly statements about Turkey," announced TRT state television.
"Rick Perry: what an idiot," tweeted Mustafa Akyol, a columnist with the English-language Hurriyet Daily news. The Hurriyet newspaper also posted a video on its website of Perry drawing a blank in the middle of a prior debate, forgetting in mid-sentence which was the third of three government departments he would cut if elected president.
Perry's remarks came on the same day a Turkish foreign ministry spokesman announced that a new NATO radar station, manned by Turkish and American military personnel, went online this month in the Turkish province of Malatya. The radar station is part of a controversial U.S.-led missile defense shield that both Russia and Iran have publicly opposed.
For more than 50 years, Turkey has been the only Muslim member of the NATO military alliance.
Ankara's relationship with Washington has been turbulent over the last decade, with sharp divisions emerging after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
But that relationship has improved dramatically over the last several years. Turkey has commanded the NATO mission in Afghanistan four times over the last decade, and the United States shares real-time intelligence from aerial drones for the Turkish military's ongoing war with rebels from the Kurdistan Workers Party, who operate along the mountainous border between Turkey and Iraq.
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Source: [url]http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/17/turkey-responds-to-perry-remarks/?hpt=hp_t2[/url]
fuck he's just a candidate and he's already pissing off other countries
"country that is being ruled by what many would perceive to be Islamic terrorists."
what
I don't think he realizes that Turkey is having what many would call their own terrorist problem.
We should just wipe all candidates and restart the race.
[QUOTE=Second-gear-of-mgear;34258447]I don't think he realizes that Turkey is having what many would call their own terrorist problem.
We should just wipe all candidates and restart the race.[/QUOTE]
And risk Bachmann coming back?
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;34258493]And risk Bachmann coming back?[/QUOTE]
Bachman had better foreign policy then most of the candidates now.
Most Turks i have met are very kind and respectful. He sees the word "Muslim" and thinks "Terrorist".
The fact this man has a chance to get one of the most powerful job in the world scares me.
lol way to go Rick
You're pissing other countries off even before you might become president
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;34258493]And risk Bachmann coming back?[/QUOTE]
You know... At least she didn't make her family sleep with a fetus.
But you're right. Block all current and prospective candidates who participated this year.
[QUOTE=Swilly;34258507]Bachman had better foreign policy then most of the candidates now.[/QUOTE]
Even better than Paul's?
[QUOTE=Swilly;34258507]Bachman had better foreign policy then most of the candidates now.[/QUOTE]
What part of it was even remotely 'good'?
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;34258493]And risk Bachmann coming back?[/QUOTE]
She ain't coming back
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;34258493]And risk Bachmann coming back?[/QUOTE]
Wipe and Ban.
[quote] for saying that Turkey was a "country that is being ruled by what many would perceive to be Islamic terrorists."[/quote]
It's like Perry wants to practice becoming president while not even being president!
Ron Paul 2012
[QUOTE=wewt!;34258384]fuck he's just a candidate and he's already pissing off other countries[/QUOTE]
He's trying to get a head start.
It's funny too because Turkey's government is secular. I don't get it, couldn't they just Google simple things before making such inflammatory statements?
American politicians sound more retarded than most
Perry why must you be such a dumbass?
[QUOTE=Conspiracy;34259185]It's funny too because Turkey's government is secular. I don't get it, couldn't they just Google simple things before making such inflammatory statements?[/QUOTE]
Because [URL="http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/16/murdoch-launches-twitter-tirade-against-obama-google-over-online-piracy/"]Google is a piracy website that must be shut down[/URL]
I think he was led into answering the question that way because of what the Fox News anchors asked him, he'd get boo'd otherwise:
"Governor Perry, since the Islamist-oriented party took over in Turkey, the murder rate of women has increased 1,400 percent there, Press freedom has declined to the level of Russia. The prime minister of Turkey has embraced Hamas and Turkey has threatened military force against both Israel and Cypress. Given Turkey’s turn, do you believe Turkey still belongs in NATO?"
Sounds like he doesn't know any more about it than what they told him.
i get the feeling that if Rick Perry we might just wind up in a war right off the bat
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