Cymrea wrote:It seems Erdogan also demands the extradition of a former friend, now bitter rival and exile living in Pennsylvania, who he claims orchestrated the coup attempt. Somehow.
Now, didn't i read earlier people saying he's basically 'holding captive 1,000 US troops'?
Is it just me, or, is it just not the bad idea to try play the intimidation and extortion game with the strongest nation on the planet, regardless of who you are?
Sure, Russia or China could easily get away with it, for obvious reasons, but uh... you're not them, and turning into an authoritarian nutjob while trying to intimidate America, self proclaimed protector of democracy seems like it's not generally the best idea in the whole world.
But hey, what could go wrong right?
Is it just me?
It's probably just me.