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September 7, 2012

Turkey Blames Obama for Mess in Syria

Karen Leigh, Foreign Policy

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On Sept. 4 in Ankara, in a meeting with members of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan loudly threw down a gauntlet for next-door neighbor President Bashar al-Assad.

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TAGGED: Syria, Barack Obama, Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, 2012

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