From Turkey With Love

With Obama's visit to Turkey the usual grumble and mumbles have begun about their entry in the EU and the ubiquitous "Are they ready?" question (are any of us?). Well, to the aforementioned condescension I would point out; Turkey and the US have been staunch allies since the end of WWII (through right and wrong!), a favored trading partner and a consumer of Amero-pop-culture. They even helped out James Bond in "From Russia with Love"... Kerim ("I've led a fascinating life") Bey is definitely the most charming of all Bond sidekicks... when he takes Bond to the female Gypsy fight, well...what more do you want from a friend? The Turkish train sequence at the end film is the most exciting and suspenseful of all the Bond movies. Well...the Cold War is over and Bond now has blond hair... but I say....Shake yourself a pitcher of vodka martinis and ..... wait I was talking about Turkey...yes...Turkey... Ancient Rome, Troy, The Blue Mosque, Ephesus, Dolmabahce Palace.... the history, beauty...Turkey....I'm sold!