tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15423117.post1279340727079145080..comments2023-07-20T13:13:38.728+03:00Comments on JoeSettler: Erdogan bad. Turkey good?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15423117.post-27947225113307062532010-06-07T11:27:55.761+03:002010-06-07T11:27:55.761+03:00Saudis and Syrians have never really lived under m...Saudis and Syrians have never really lived under modern Western conditions. Turks have. Iranians have. The Lebanese have (but they've got other problems).JoeSettlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01232647820807408898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15423117.post-51897663538413099542010-06-07T02:53:10.328+03:002010-06-07T02:53:10.328+03:00Attractive as your argument is, I fear it is only ...Attractive as your argument is, I fear it is only wishful thinking to believe that a few decades from now will usher in a Turkish uprising and return to 'civilization'. If this were true, why not postulate a similar Saudi uprising? Or Syrian uprising?<br /><br />Bill K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com