A COUP IN TURKEY IS THE FAILURE OF NATO
“Komsomolskaya Pravda” | In the night from Friday to Saturday in Turkey is almost a military coup. In the main cities was not only land but also air collision. By morning it became clear that the coup failed. On the causes and lessons of the night in the air of Radio “Komsomolskaya Pravda” speculated the chief editor of the magazine “national defense” Igor Korotchenko.
– Igor, I’m in your Facebook account read these words. “Yanukovych – rag, a weak-willed coward, trembling before the United States, and Erdogan, though a bastard is a decent, but has collected will in a fist and won.”
– Indeed it is. No matter how we react to Erdogan, it should be noted, he has shown strong-willed qualities. Although, to be honest, last night it seemed to me that he has already lost, because it was not on national TV, and to the left account. Army inflicted massive strikes on the Parliament, according to residence, Erdogan has turned to people asking to go out. Honestly, given the chance, appreciate them about the way that Erdogan is capable of retaining 25 percent and 75 percent that it is clean will seize power. But, obviously, a key factor in the success of Erdogan has become two things.
First, he turned to his supporters, to the people, was able to mobilize them and they took to the streets of Ankara and Istanbul, and the plotters were demoralized. The second factor is that the part of senior officers, generals supported Erdogan, but did not join the coup. That is, the situation was such that, when the Turkish conspirators acted as colonels Staufenberg – initiators trying to remove Hitler from power in Berlin and they did not understand all the circumstances, with the result that he paid for it with their lives. Therefore, Erdogan in this situation really won. Well, as we would to him nor treated, there is a very clear understanding that a coup d’etat, a military coup – is unacceptable from the point of view of the norms of democracy, the Constitution, and therefore of course what he won, he once again proved his legitimacy, although I think now he will require a statement from the Parliament almost dictatorial powers. But it will be after.
– And the fact that Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey wanted to get away, really get away to Angela Merkel, will affect his popularity?
– I think not affect. The fact that he was twitching, well, it’s natural behavior in the situation when he felt that all over. A coup is carried out by the classical scheme: the head of the regime is cut off from all communication, trying to either find or destroy. These airstrikes that happened after attacked was, in particular, and the hotel where Erdogan, according to the calculations of the coup, had at this moment to be. Was attacked from the air, his residence. That is, in classical terms as if the conspirators acted correctly. They may be, lacked the element of luck, or there was no coordination. In this case, as a coup, mass events that can play in favor of those who are trying to seize power, and in favor of those against whom the revolution is directed. And get a situation where that happiness, and luck, and, of course, willpower proved to be stronger than Erdogan.
But, of course, he counted the options that would be saved if the situation was out of his control. And then, maybe not even the fact that he was trying to slip away – this sounds in fact correct, but rude – maybe he was just looking for replacement options in the case if he had not held power, that is, the expected escape routes.
Now important point. You write that the coup attempt with night fighting took place in the country-member of NATO, there really is hosted tactical nuclear weapons. You think that you need to demand an emergency meeting of Council Russia-NATO? We can at this meeting to say? What is the danger?
– You know, we must admit (here is how to hammer nails information to the brain Stoltenberg) that NATO, which has positioned itself as the main guarantor of stability and security, has glaring problems themselves. The most important member of NATO – Turkey, which– well, sorry – in the 21st century in the capital of the aviation battles, artillery shelling, air strikes. This was not even when there was a coup in Chile in 1973 when Pinochet overthrew Allende. There the army was more accurate, more local. And here we are, in fact, have night fighting on the territory of the largest member country of NATO, where the question of power. Moreover, in its seize by military coup.
– That is, NATO is not working?
– NATO cannot ensure its own security. Sorry, NATO, which said in Warsaw that the main security threat – Russia – has received a blow against international terrorism in nice and on the following day – military coup in Turkey. And now we have NATO to say – look in the mirror… and you’re trying to translate the arrows on Russia. That is, we have here the teeth show information. To be active. Well, you know, that may sound cynical, but the situation is, when we can poke NATO “face on the table”.
The Alliance discredited brand. By the way, recently there was a meeting of the NATO-Russia, which in what have not resulted. The impression is that they focused on the fact that Russia=Putin=the threat – and the more they don’t see anything in its path…
– These things should cut the huge budget of the military. Now there are literally beat each government of a member country of NATO to 2% of GDP was spent on military needs. And let’s see whose gun is purchased? Weapons of the American. Therefore, the main beneficiary is the Americans. And in this respect they are the method of carrot and stick, including to stimulate your own war economy.
And in this respect they are great, actually, because they use the machine and NATO to support their own national economy. Well, the military sector, it doesn’t matter, but, nevertheless, in this situation, let’s see how the Americans are pragmatic. And we are now in this situation with Turkey, nice needs to act the same. Pragmatic.
