MEHMET ALİ BİRAND
Monday, February 22, 2010
The signed historical protocols with Armenia are losing their attractiveness with each passing day. General evaluation by Washington shows that Ankara is to be blamed for the point we arrived at. The Obama administration is very negative about the future of this protocol and the “genocide” resolution.
If we gather evaluations and statements made by those monitoring upper-level authorities in Washington closely in this regard, then a totally different scenario from what we assumed emerges.
One of the very first steps taken by the Obama administration in order to get rid of this genocide dilemma was to bring Turkey and Armenia together for a long process of discussion. Those who characterized this as a “step taken deliberately” complain, “We spent a lot of effort and time.”
The same circles that draw attention to the process that started with a visit by the president and continued with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton focusing on this issue say that Turkey is responsible for what happened later on.
According to the Americans, Turkey was not able to effectively convince Azerbaijan in time. People believe that after the signing the protocols it surrendered to Baku’s brisk reaction too soon.
The prime minister linking the condition of signing the protocols in Parliament to the Karabakh issue is perceived by them as a “fatal stroke.”
And the decision of the Armenian Constitutional Court they perceive as an “intelligible reaction” that does not hinder the protocol in harmony with the country’s general atmosphere.
‘Genocide’ resolution may pass this time
It is being called attention to how the Obama administration will react when this now in Washington prioritized issue of “genocide” resolution in respect to Turkey comes up in Congress.
During Obama’s election campaign he attracted attention saying that he would acknowledge the Armenian genocide and if there was no further development he’d be forced to continue his attitude.
The same authority says “the shortest and most effective way to change this situation is for Turkey to separate the Armenian protocols from a solution in Karabakh,” knowing how difficult this is. But he can’t restrain himself from saying, “There is no other way out.”
You see there are again black clouds gathering in Washington, as typical each year. The same scenarios will be played. Mutual threats, unnecessary tension and relations harmed.
Will Washington just observe this situation?
The following is the answer we get:
“Can you tell us what Turkey does to make Obama not lose his bonus by taking back his promise? Why should we put the president into a difficult situation only to please an Ankara that constantly beats Israel or is at adverse terms with us regarding Iran?”
Recently opponents of the AKP in Washington are able to more effectively make their views public. In the beginning the Obama administration did not pay much attention and continued supporting Erdoğan. But this support has slowly eroded. They say, “We no longer can pretend not hear their voices. We have started to feel that something is fishy about Turkish foreign politics.”
This is the latest situation in the Armenian “genocide” resolution, to the attention of all those who are related to the subject.
© 2009 Hurriyet Daily News
URL: www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=washington-blames-ankara-for-trouble-in-armenian-issue-2010-02-
— On Mon, 2/22/10, Hikmet Ersoy <hikmetersoy@superonline.com> wrote:
From: Hikmet Ersoy <hikmetersoy@superonline.com>
Subject: TURKIYE ARTIK TEK BASINA…
To: “Turkish Forum” <turkish-forum-advisory-board@googlegroups.com>, , “dtk (Dunya Turkleri Konseyi)” <dtk@turkishnews.com>
Bildigimiz gibi ABD DIS Isler Komitesi 4.mart gunu bizi ilgilendiren cok kritik bir oylama yapacak.
Anlasilan o ki uzun yillardan beri “Soykirim..” tasarisinin gecmemesi icin Kongre de Turkiye lehine lobi yapan
Yahudi Kuruluslari Israil-Turkiye gerginligi nedeni ile bu kez seyirci kalacakmis….Ve savasmamizi beklemeyin demisler.
( Sebebi herhalde hepimiz biliyoruz…!!! )
Zaten ortalikda Turk lobisi denilecek bir sey yok… Daha once Bush ve Clinton aksine karar cikmasini onlemislerdi…
O tarihlerde Musevi lobisi gercekden bizi desteklemisti…
Fakat anlasiliyor ki Obamanin gucu bugun yeterli olmayacak…
AIPAC ( En guclu Israil lobisi ) parmagini bile kipirdatmayacakmis…
ADL ( Etkili Yahudi toplulugu ) Herhangi bir calisma icinde degiliz,demis.
JEWISH STREET – Pozisyonumuzu olmayacak demis…
Butun bunlarin karsiliginda Turk Dis Isleri “Kiyamet kopar ve Turkiyenin baski gordugunde geri adim atan degil
aksine cok sert….!!!! tepki veren bir yapiya sahip oldugunu ..!!!! ” hatirlatmislar ilave olarak da “ABD ile iliskilerimiz
gozden gecirilir..” demisler….!!!!!!!!!.
Sonucda “Haticeye degil, neticeye bakacagiz…” . Insallah Amerikalilar bu tepkimizden korkarlar….!!!!! ve
oy birligi ile lehimize karar verirler…!!!!
H.E
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