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Expert: Israel Can't Rely on Turkey or NATO for its Defense
(Hurriyet Daily News-Turkey) Barcin Yinanc - Given the Turkish government's animosity toward Israel, the Israeli government would be foolish to think a missile defense system in Turkey would defend it from an Iran attack, according to American foreign policy expert Ariel Cohen from The Heritage Foundation in Washington. Cohen countered arguments that the NATO missile defense system is being constructed to protect Israel from an Iranian attack. Israel has its own missile defense system against potential missile attacks, Cohen said. Furthermore, Iran does not need to use Turkish airspace to hit Israel, he added. "Obama has spent tremendous political capital by coming to Turkey in the early days of his administration, to highlight Turkey as a model of a democratic Muslim state. But...this image no longer applies. Turkey has wasted its goodwill in Washington. Many in the U.S. are disappointed," he said.