In direct contravention of my wife's explicit instructions, herewith I inaugurate my first blog. Long may it prosper.

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Good piece in Ha'aretz about the Turkish elections. Pretty optimistic, on the whole, as I am. I continue to believe, though, that the most important message for the U.S. to send Turkey is: if Europe won't stand by you, we will. 'Cause it'll be a cold day in hell before Brussels lets Turkey into the club, and that long-term snub is hurting American relations with Ankara even though we are in no way responsible.
posted by Noah at 12:43 PM