Reflections on President Obama’s Visit to Turkey
Setting a Tone for Deepening and Broadening a Strong Bilateral Relationship
President Barack Obama visited
·To remind Turks, Americans and the world of the existing strength of Turkish-American relations and build on this foundation;
·To renew and rebuild upon the strategic partnership between the
·To win the hearts and minds of the Turkish People – and, especially the young; and
·To draw the attention of the world and his own country that
As President Obama clearly framed at the outset of his historic speech to the Turkish Grand National Assembly in
As former U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen said in an April 6 interview with CNN, Obama's visit to
Indeed,
Not every issue President Obama addressed elicited a positive response from the Turkish people – namely, the events of 1915. But his remarks suggested that he understands the sensitivity of this issue to
President Obama clearly understands that
“I know there are those who like to debate
“But I believe here is what they don't understand:
President Obama’s visit has built upon a strong foundation of strategic partnership between the
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