The Pompeo speech is consistent with how much of the Trump orbit -- Bannon, Kushner, admin-friendly think tanks like @HudsonInstitute, @FDD, @SecStudiesGrp and others -- sees the admin's policy in the Middle East: contra both W and Obama. 1/2
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The view on Erdogan is most complex. Erdogan is seen by many as a softer, Sunni version of the Iranians-- less theocratic and more democratic than the Mullahs. But some hardliners, particularly in Israel, worry they overemphasized on Iran. Turkey could be a bigger long term deal
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Oh, also, Trump and Erdogan get along (see sudden Syria pullout, among other examples). And they're a NATO ally. Messy.
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