I wrote this poelitic while watching the attempted coup take place in Istanbul and Ankara, as viewed on MSNBC in real time. As of this writing it was not totally clear that the coup attempt failed, although it appeared that it was going to.
I’m watching the failing uprising in Turkey
Attempting this coup is the Army’s mid brass
Their focus is President Erdogan’s rule
Elected as President; dictator now
Although he’s not popular, Europe or here
Most all NATO leaders condemned this attempt
Including our President, Hillary, too
Preferring democracy rather than coups
What’s striking to me, as I watch this unfold
Is the power of citizens acting in mass
To stand down the Army, prevailing at last
Defeating this coup using not more than flesh
Turkey’s strategic against ISIS threats
But Erdogan gives light assistance to them
The Kurdish militia, allied in this fight
Bare terrorist labels in Erdogan’s view
Turkey’s our ally, our partner in NATO
Erdogan wants to no longer remain
His mentor is Putin, with whom he’s a friend
So why support Erdogan and not the coup?
The coup would destabilize Turkey, it’s thought
Allowing the ISIS to gain a strong base
To spread their vile venom throughout Europe’s states.
I can’t help but wonder what Trumple would do.
7/15/16
When we were in Istanbul in October we learned a lot about the President ( dictator ). He was having the government take over private businesses and having his friends take them over for his and their profit. the people didn’t like him and as mentioned he was elected that became a dictator.