I don't see the unreasonableness, nor the attack. in any case, go ahead and discount whatever you want. the question is why is a defense department 'assistant' touring the world, making offensive diplomatic 'suggestions' in the global press, and outlining US foreign policy. there are questions of competence and symbolism, along with the great amount of resentment the defense dept. has accrued to itself and the US over the past year. one has to assume that when the administration's planners launch provocative speeches, not only is the content fully planned, but that who is delivering the speech is just as important as what he says.
Turkey did everything we asked and more for us during the cold war, they wanted into NATO. When it came time to vote them in, the West did not do it. Why the US would expect them to cooperate ever, is beyond me. I would not want the job of asking them for help, I would feel like a two faced piece of s__t. Max