Should we also not pray for the American soldiers attacking Iran!..

17 months ago, 21 days before MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli made his proposal to the terrorist leader in Imralı, saying, "Let him come to Parliament, announce that he has disbanded the organization, and benefit from the right to hope," Erdoğan spoke at the opening of the Turkish Grand National Assembly's legislative year and said the following about Israel:

"The place that the Israeli administration, acting with the delusion of 'promised lands,' will set its sights on after Palestine and Lebanon, with complete religious fanaticism, will be our own homeland, I say this clearly. All calculations are currently based on this. This is exactly what some friends of Israel within Turkey, some Zionist lovers, and some apparatuses that voluntarily or for pay propagate Zionism do not understand... Every development since October 7 increases the dimensions of this threat a little more... We are not facing a state bound by law, but a 'murderous gang' that feeds on blood, thrives on occupation, and is a crazed occupation network intent on setting the entire region on fire. We are facing a racist Apartheid regime that discriminates not only against Muslims but even among Jews. In the face of such a massacre network, no one with a shred of conscience can remain silent. While children are being slaughtered right next to you, while bombs are raining down on civilians from planes right next to you, remaining silent, unresponsive, or even neutral is, I say it clearly, being complicit in the crime. I ask those who have been playing the three monkeys for exactly 360 days once again: How will you look into your children's eyes tomorrow? How will you look into your own eyes in the mirror? Do you really believe that if Palestine and Lebanon are not safe, you can be safe yourself?.. Whatever the cost, Turkey will continue to stand against Israel and call on the world to take this honorable stance."

The imperialist-Zionist murderous gang has been bombing and slaughtering our neighbor Iran for 10 days, regardless of whether they are children or adults, but for some reason, no one, including Erdoğan himself, seems to remember these warnings.

Moreover, some pro-government media columnists suggest that the statements made by the Israeli side, such as "The turn is Turkey's," are aimed at "bringing Ankara and Washington, whose relations have been put on track with Trump, into conflict," and argue that "Trump's relationship with Erdoğan is worth its weight in gold."

Others, while emphasizing that "the option of partitioning Iran is gaining weight," say, "But there is one thing they forget. Turkey is not that old Turkey. And Turkey now has its own plans."

If only they would explain what these "plans" are, so we could be at ease!..

DIDN'T TRUMP ASK FOR ANYTHING FROM TURKEY?

And what is the wisdom behind this exemption that the AKP has granted to Trump?!

Is it possible that Trump, who attacks everyone who does not support his aggression, has not asked for anything from Turkey during the planning phase or in these last 10 days, other than, for example, "just stay neutral"?!

He is the one who says, "I pressured Israel to attack Iran. I forced Israel."

He is the one who announced that he would choose Iran's new leader himself and said that the only agreement with Iran is "unconditional surrender."

He is the one who even threatened his oldest allies, Spain and the UK, for not supporting his plans "without question."

He is the one who planned a civil war in Iran with PKK extensions and then, for some reason, "deactivated" this option.

He is the one who announced that "the regional map could change" when the attacks on Iran are over.

However, while Ankara lashes out at Netanyahu, like the saying "he who cannot beat the donkey beats the saddle," it remains determined and resolute not to say a single word to Trump.

TURKEY SHOULD HAVE SPOKEN BEFORE SPAIN AND GERMANY

Since the occupation of Iraq and Syria hurts Turkey the most in every aspect, let's look at what Spain and Germany, and also Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, have said.

Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez, whom the Turkish nation has practically declared a national hero due to his stance against Trump, recalled the Iraq war and said, "No to repeating the mistakes of the past."

German Chancellor Merz, despite supporting the US and Israeli attacks, emphasized that they "do not want to see a second Syria scenario" and called for the "preservation of Iran's state structure."

WHOSE DID SYRIA BECOME AFTER BEING SAVED FROM ASSAD?

And these are the statements made by the Republic of Turkey's Foreign Minister Fidan, as if Trump's acts of banditry were perfectly normal:

- "When will the attacking side stop its attack or is it ready to stop? The minimum for this is to bring them to a military insufficiency that will satisfy them. The minimum condition for stopping the war... And the maximum is regime change. That is, the war can end at the earliest with the destruction or neutralization of basic military capabilities, and at the latest with a regime change in Iran. The realization of this minimum condition will require a certain period of time and a certain sequence of military operations."

- "If the Iranians had actually read the decision pressure that President Trump is facing well and given him something beforehand, Israel's pressure might not have been so effective. But let's say there is good in what happened."

- "At this point, the actor that will stop Israel is America. Certain issues need to be explained to America very clearly... What I see is that there are currently two scenarios: In one, Iran's military assets are destroyed, and in the other, there is regime change. Depending on which of these goals you prefer, the duration, scope, and subsequent risks of the operation will change. Let us hope that we can keep the Americans fixed on the first one... Perhaps the new leadership in Iran can adopt a more flexible attitude at this point... Of course, a formula must be reached where the Iranians are not humiliated too much, but where the concerns of others are also met at some point."

- "Actually, cyber intelligence, signal intelligence, electronic intelligence, preventive intelligence, finding air traces, image intelligence from space... If you haven't done your homework and improved your capabilities in these areas, you shouldn't even be arguing with Israel or America there. A power must be in a flawless state in these areas if it is truly preparing itself for such a struggle... I don't want to make a judgment here, whether they did it or not, because that is their fight now."

And even more gravely, Minister Fidan confessed who has taken control of Syria, which they boast about saving from Assad:

"Israeli-American planes pass through Iraqi-Syrian airspace 3-4 times a day, going to Iran and bombing it. Then they return to their bases. There is very intense air traffic."

THE FIFTH CRUSADE

There are other things we should recall within the scope of the Iraq-Syria scenarios emphasized by the Spanish and German prime ministers.

After the September 11 attacks, US President Bush said, "We are launching a crusade against terrorism," and occupied Afghanistan first, then Iraq.

When the occupation of Libya began in 2011, then-French President Sarkozy used the "crusade" analogy, and simultaneously, the button was pressed in Syria.

What a coincidence, Reza Pahlavi, the son of the deposed Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who begged Trump to put him in charge, called for a "crusade" against Iran while speaking to two Russian comedians, thinking he was talking to the German Chancellor's advisor.

Trump's sidekick, Senator Lindsey Graham, said, "This is a religious war."

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth used the phrase "regimes that believe in the delusions of the Prophet of Islam."

Mike Johnson, Speaker of the US House of Representatives from Trump's Republican Party, said that "Islam is a perverse religion."

Trump, who holds the view that "Islam hates us... We have problems with Muslims and we have problems with Muslims entering the country... The entry of Muslims into the US should be completely and absolutely stopped..." held a service with evangelists at the White House on the seventh day of the attack on Iran.

But there was still no sound from the "leader of the Ummah"!..

I hope that at this rate, we won't also have to pray for the "brave young men and women [American soldiers] attacking Iran to return home with the least possible casualties"!..