Secara tajam, Erdogan mengatakan salah jika Washington -- yang seharusnya sekutu strategis kami -- mengatakan kepada Turki, yang punya kaitan sejarah dan budaya di kawasan tersebut, untuk tidak masuk ke Irak.
In sharp language underscoring Turkish anxiety about the chaos in Iraq, Erdogan said it was wrong for Washington -- our supposed strategic ally -- to tell Turkey, with its historic and cultural ties in the region, to stay out of Iraq.