The Turks have a SWEET looking new tank! I like it...I can't wait to see how it performs. The EU will regret not having them in the union...soon they're going to have the most powerful military on that continent and I'm including Russia in that estimation. By 2050 they'll probably be the power on there. Between declining birth rates in the EU and a rapidly improving defense sector in Turkey they are a future force to be reckoned with.
if turkey has such high potential, why so many turks legally or illegally are moving to EU countries? did you ever been to germany, turks in germany is analogous to mexicans in the states.
ReplyDeleteyeah i've been to Germany...stomped all around Mienham and Hamburg.
DeleteSol, do you have any fears of growing secularism in Turkey? Any fear of them becoming another Iran, only right next door to the EU instead of a thousand miles away.
ReplyDeletei have huge fears of that. but just like the guy that complained of illegal immigration of Turks into Germany, i see that as a sign that the desire to be more "western" is strong. i also believe that the ARMY will step in and skull fuck the leadership if they drift too far toward Muslim Extremism. we're seeing two countries in one. one side is modern, vibrant and forward looking. the other is primitive, backwards looking and culturally isolated. i think the tech savy Turks will win.
Deletewell, that remains to be seen. The current Turkish president is REALLY eager to shit all over the Israelis to look good for the Islamists.
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