The Prime Minister of Turkey, Erdogan has returned from its trip to the USA. They had tried for months to get an appointment. During their talk, Bush has explained to Erdogan the things which future relations between Turkey and USA are connected with. Bush taught Erdogan the lesson that the relations between the two countries will not continue as it were until now and it is important to surrender without any excuse. And Erdogan has had to accept that they will act as it is expected.
The US imperialism said that you should clarify your attitude on the issue of Great Middle East and North Africa Project (GMEP) and should implement our demands putted forward in this framework. Through its head representative Bush, the US imperialism stressed that it does not consider Turkey's relations with Syria and Iran as acceptable, because these two countries are the obstacles before the realisation of GMEP and have to be overcome, and therefore they do not approve the relations with these "rogue States".
Because Turkey has got interest-partnership with Iran and Syria on the subject of continuing with colonial status of Kurdistan, it does not want the realization of GMEP through use of violence over these countries and it is not willing to take part in it. The colonial fascist dictatorship is anxious on not being able to keep Northern Kurdistan as its colony in the case if GMEP would be realized as a result of regional conflicts and wars. Turkey does not trust the USA, because it has the anxiety of that, in the case of a regional war, the USA would act as it acted in Iraq -that is to say it would pull the Kurds in Syria and Iran on its side through promises on autonomy and independence and this inevitably will affect Northern Kurdistan. It is, therefore, on the side of "peaceful" realization of GMEP and, on this point, it considers there is no problem to take side with USA against Iran and Syria.
Turkey, also this time repeated its years-long request regarding PKK . Turkey demands from the USA to organise military operation against PKK and the annihilation of the organisation's existence in Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq). Even it tries to make annihilation of the PKK as an important precondition for realization of GMEP without any problems.
The US imperialism says no to this request of the fascist dictatorship. Firstly, in the case of an annihilation operation against PKK, its relations with the Kurdish allies in Iraq will be damaged, and this will quicken the end of US occupation in Iraq. Secondly, such operations will strengthen the anti-Americanism in the region. Thirdly, in the period of an offensive against Iran and Syria, the Kurds could be the USA's possible ally. Despite its mentioned anxieties, the US imperialism has announced a list containing the names of 150 PKK supporters because it is appropriate also with its own interests. But the USA has also calmed down Erdogan by expressing their ongoing support on Turkey's membership to the EU.
There is no doubt that the Turkey-USA relations can be limited neither only with Kurdish question nor the question of GMEP. For its geo-strategic position, Turkey is important both for the USA and the EU. In order to set hegemony in the Middle East, the Caucasus, the Caspian Basin and in Central Asia as a whole, in order to control energy resources in the region and transfer it to the world markets, Turkey is very important for every imperialist country that claims world hegemony. Without ignoring this part of the question, the US imperialism brings Turkey to order. Despite the quick breakdown of its relations with Turkey after refusal of the bill and coming face to face with difficulties because of the refusal during war against Iraq and occupation process, the US imperialism has punished Turkey and brought it to order by considering their relations in general, the future of their relations especially in the regions of Middle East, Caucasus/Caspian Basin and the role which Turkey played and will play in the future.
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