Why wasnt this said years ago

newlad



Joined: 02/03/2008
Posts: 7819

Message Posted:
21/07/2011 19:40

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=pm-draws-the-line-for-cyprus-unity-or-split-2011-07-20



So its unification or split then.Most people knew that anyway.So why has it taken so long to spit it out,



Paul.

pc4854


Joined: 23/08/2009
Posts: 243

Message Posted:
22/07/2011 08:58

Too many politicians have made the "problem" a life times work and enjoyed the spoils of that work, dinner at the White House, tea at number 10, the best that Paris and Switzerland have to offer, why throw away a meal ticket like that just to go forward and become merely something akin to a british county councillor?

blade


Joined: 19/06/2010
Posts: 1286

Message Posted:
22/07/2011 14:27

Turkey waited until Greece was down on its luck to pull the fast one.

mikelapta



Joined: 20/11/2008
Posts: 2186

Message Posted:
22/07/2011 15:04

I first visited Turkey so many years ago.There were 18,000 old Lira to the pound.

It thought going into "rich"Europe could solve it's difficulties.



But Turkey has solved it's own problems. Now it has the financial muscle,military might,strategic importance to make the West notice.It is NOT a poor Muslim country any more.



I've looked at the austerity measures Greece has to make.not a snowballs chance in Hell of meeting them!I see nothing but protracted strikes after protracted strikes for the Greek people.



EU claiming they have an agreement,is like Chamberlain coming back,before the last war,with a piece of paper,saying "Peace in our time"...and a few months later....WAR



This world is a tinder box,with the Middle East...Iran,Iraq,Afghanistan,Yemen,Libya and more.

NATO,EEC,EU needs Turkey as a friend and as a base to try and keep order/peace in these places.



Turkey has flexed it's muscles in the past few days re Cyprus.

The next flexing of muscles .................

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
22/07/2011 15:20

Dear MikeLapta



Suggest you may need to read up on Turkey's economy



https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tu.html



To flex one's financial muscles one has to have financial stability...



Turkey MIGHT have to go cap in hand to the IMF - if Europe stays in the doldrums, economically - and WORSE - if Europe ended the Customs Union - due to any reneging by Turkey on agreements it has signed...



Cyprus IS an issue and the issuing of 'ultimatums that will hurt TR (and TCs harder ) is not going to wash ....

mikelapta



Joined: 20/11/2008
Posts: 2186

Message Posted:
22/07/2011 15:28

mmmmmm,yes,I agree but it has made great strides in the past few years.



I would rather have Turkey's balance sheet thanGreece,Italy,Ireland,and a few others



What are your thoughts on Greece's austerity measures?



I think that if Hitler had tried that in Germany in 1930's he would have been "booted"out