THE ENEMIES OF TURKEY ARE VERY GLAD

My respondent on the phone was very dispirited. “I have been saying it. We have known that Turkey could not assimilate the Copenhagen Criteria. Now it is clear”, he said. Ever since the start, he has struggled to ensure Turkey was not given a date for the start of deliberations. Then he tried to ensure that the deliberations were halted. Now he is organizing the like-thinking NGOs and parliamentarians within the European Union. His aim is showing the demeanor of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) to launch a campaign to freeze the deliberations in the case the crisis in Turkey gets deeper. You can be sure that this campaign will succeed if we cannot get out of the crisis.

  A large portion of Europe will be happy that Turkey is put on hold in such a manner, at least for a long while. Moreover, they will not be the ones responsible. They can show Ankara as the responsible party.

  The fact is, currently, not only in Europe but also all across the world, enemies of Turkey are celebrating.

  Greek Cypriots are excited that they can use Turkey's being stuck to their own benefits.

  The Armenian Diaspora is also getting ready to become active. They are sure that they can much more easily pass both the draft bill at the United States Congress and the ones waiting at the European countries' parliaments.

  It suits many that Turkey suffers internal turmoil and that the tensions are high between civilians and the military.

  It is also good news for those who plan to bring up the Kurdish issue and plan to ignite a Turkish-Kurdish clash. They, too, are getting ready. The turmoil in Iraq, the situation in Northern Iraq whets the appetites of those that would like to pressure Turkey.

  Turkey is surrounded by traps while we quarrel with each other. It is a brand new day for the real enemies of Turkey. At the end of the day, they see that they can bind the hands of a giant.

  But we cannot see it.

  We are fast drafted towards a battle without carefully calculating the results.

  We do harm to ourselves.