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Old 08-13-2007, 19:33 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Sir Victor View Post
A late answer but I am new in this forum.

Every body can make plans, can write senarios or think of fabrications. But there is one truth. The truth is that Republic of Turkey is the real owner of Middle East.
As much as I'd like to see a modern Muslim based country like Turkey transform the rest of the Middle east into the modern society it deserves, in an Ataturk like transformation I don't see it happening in my lifetime. I'm also not convinced the rest of the ME sees Turkey as you say they do. They fought hard for independance from a very islamic Ottoman empire so I don't see them being to keen on a secular ruler.
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