Turkey is sounding so enlightened as they recover from car bombings inflicted by Assad-backed terrorists:
Turkey's prime minister vowed Sunday his country won't be drawn into Syria's civil war, despite twin car bombings the government believes were carried out by a group of Turks with close ties to pro-government groups in Syria.
The bombings left 46 people dead and marked the biggest incident of violence across the border since the start of Syria's bloody civil war, raising fears of Turkey being pulled deeper into a conflict that threatens to destabilize the region.
Sure, Turkey is talking tough. But they want a posse with them:
"It is time for the international community to act together against this regime," he told a news conference during a visit to Berlin.
Now, after 80,000 dead, it is apparently time to act. Well, for the international community to act together. Let the conferences begin! In time, they'll settle on a daily menu for those who survive the war and escape to Turkey.
Funny, but when the crisis was getting started and the 80,000 dead were just a gleam in Boy Assad's eyes, Turkey had grander ambitions for their leadership. Back in August 2011, the Turks issued an ultimatum to Assad to halt the killings.
Remember this?
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told Bashar al-Assad on Monday military operations against civilians must end immediately and unconditionally, warning the Syrian president that this was Ankara's "final word."
"This is our final word to the Syrian authorities, our first expectation is that these operations stop immediately and unconditionally," Davutoglu said in Turkey's strongest rhetoric yet against its once close ally and neighbor.
"If these operations do not stop, there will be nothing left to say about the steps that would be taken," he told a news conference, without elaborating.
Now, the Turks are elaborating with the best of them. John Kerry must be so proud!
Having the international community behind you surely is wonderful. But when it comes to protecting yourself, that and a dollar will get you a cup of coffee, as the expression goes. The Turks will find that the international community can tolerate a lot of death without collectively thinking it is time to do something.
Hopefully the Turks aren't still getting their hopes up for decisive American action after listening to that Libya-era talk of "Responsibility to Protect." That, as a press secretary might say, was a long time ago.
