dagblog - Comments for "Syria stands between Egypt and Iran" http://dagblog.com/link/syria-stands-between-egypt-and-iran-15161 Comments for "Syria stands between Egypt and Iran" en Syria could be Turkey?s http://dagblog.com/comment/167392#comment-167392 <a id="comment-167392"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/syria-stands-between-egypt-and-iran-15161">Syria stands between Egypt and Iran</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><blockquote> <h1 class="entry-title full-title"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="http://blogs.rediff.com/mkbhadrakumar/2012/10/15/syria-could-be-turkeys-vietnam/" rev="post-3613" title="Permanent link to Syria could be Turkey’s Vietnam">Syria could be Turkey’s Vietnam</a></span></h1> <p class="by-line"><span class="author vcard full-author"><span class="by alt-font">By</span> <a class="url fn" href="http://blogs.rediff.com/mkbhadrakumar/author/bhadrakumaranrediffmailcom/" title="View all posts by M K Bhadrakumar">M K Bhadrakumar</a> </span> <span class="date full-date"><span class="ndash alt-font">–</span> <em>Rediff </em>blogs, <abbr class="published" title="2012-10-15T21:45">October 15, 2012</abbr></span></p> <p>The recent polls have repeatedly shown that the Turkish public opinion is strongly opposed to any military intervention in Syria. The curious part is that this opinion is present even within the ruling party, AKP, despite PM Recep Erdogan’s “forward policy” toward Syria. </p> <div> The prominent Islamist daily Zaman, which is identified with the AKP’s ideological guru Fethullah Gulen (living in exile in the United States), has been lately featuring articles <a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_openPrintPage.action?newsId=295165" target="_blank">warning Erdogan from going overboard</a> over the Syrian situation. Zaman’s exclusive interview today with former Turkish FM Yasar Yakis becomes highly significant [....]</div> </blockquote> </div></div></div> Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:11:40 +0000 artappraiser comment 167392 at http://dagblog.com