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Tom Barrack's recent statements have caused some concern.

He has previously mentioned that Türkiye should veer away from being a nation state. And now his statements point towards a multi-ethnic, multi-religious model for Türkiye.

I believe Ümit Özdağ mentioned this years ago, he called AKP a partner of a pan-Abrahamic order. That might sound cultish, but really what it means is a middle east that's divided and controlled by pro-US leadership. Hence why we removed Assad, and why the US attacked Iran. It's all pretty obvious and out in the open, yet there's still a lot of people who think we're an independent actor.
His statements cause more concern among the Zionists, radical Kurdists, Armenians and Greeks as far as I can see.

They think he is a Turkish asset that is bringing American policies in line with Türkiye.

For example:

He has an unorthodox -yet correct IMO- approach to the Middle East and he doesn't talk diplomatically -he's not a diplomat anyways. That's why his statements can be disturbing for many parties. However, I believe his words and actions have been extremely pro-Türkiye so far. He facilitated the collapse of the so-called SDF and indirectly criticized Israel in many cases.

I personally agree with many of his observations & vision about the Middle East and Türkiye.

Hakan Fidan also recently mentioned that he wishes to add Israel into a bloc after the war is finished
He counted some requirements for this to be achieved. Such as acceptance of Palestian statehood by Israel -which is not going to happen. That's giving middle finger in diplomatic language.
 

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His statements cause more concern among the Zionists, radical Kurdists, Armenians and Greeks as far as I can see.

They think he is a Turkish asset that is bringing American policies in line with Türkiye.

For example:
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/tom-barrack-turkey-iran-israel-hezbollah-middle-east-fd19addd
He has an unorthodox -yet correct IMO- approach to the Middle East and he doesn't talk diplomatically -he's not a diplomat anyways. That's why his statements can be disturbing for many parties. However, I believe his words and actions have been extremely pro-Türkiye so far. He facilitated the collapse of the so-called SDF and indirectly criticized Israel in many cases.

I personally agree with many of his observations & vision about the Middle East and Türkiye.
The Trump administration is held by the balls by the Israeli lobby. Do you really think Tom Barrack is an outlier?

Israel doesn't want any strong nation states in the region. Syria is no longer a threat, HTS was literally funded by the CIA and today's Syria is absolutely not a threat to Israeli ambitions. Therefore YPG isnt needed anymore.

Meanwhile PKK has more political power inside Türkiye than ever before despite supposedly being dismantled. Also, I guarantee they're stacking up FPV drones as we speak.

Tom Barrack's embrace of Türkiye is like when the coalition backed the Istanbul government in the early 20th century...
 

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Israel doesn't want any strong nation states in the region. Syria is no longer a threat, HTS was literally funded by the CIA and today's Syria is absolutely not a threat to Israeli ambitions. Therefore YPG isnt needed anymore.
Syria hasn't been a threat since 80s. The idea that YPG was a vice against Baath Syria is absurd; it never was.
 
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