Turkish daily Milliyet columnist Guneri Civaoglu talks on the importance of foreign policy. He writes in summary:
''I has a conversation with Turkey's 9th President Suleyman Demirel after he recovered from his recent illness.
Demirel is deeply concerned.
Demirel reminded a conversation he held with the former prime minister of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Butto. (Butto said him) 'Super powers are like elephants. They always have a desire for revenge. They keep their bad intentions hidden. And, eventually they pour them out.'
Can we evaluate certain notions and comments presented by pro-American media circles as the case of an elephant?
The U.S. administration cannot forget Turkey's March 1 decision (refusal of opening a northern front in Iraq war). Is this the only issue?
The puppet journalists of the White House keep continue giving the same message: ''How can we go along with an ally who is actually not a friend?''
We may disregard comments by journalists who may actually be incredible. Yet what about elaborations and comments by the U.S. ambassador in Ankara and other high-level American bureaucrats?
Demirel also points out to the results of wrong foreign policies and asks: What kind of a friend is Syria? (In the past) Syria assisted the PKK terrorist organization and its guerrillas for years. Such assistance resulted in the deaths of over 40,000 Turkish citizens.
It is wrong to have parallel policies on Iraq with the Syrian administration...''