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    Kerry Better for Turkey
    '2-1'

    Zaman
    10.31.2004 Sunday


    Although the views of the two candidates in the US preidential
    elections are similar, there are critical differences on three
    important issues for Turkey. Bush's policies on Iraq and the European
    Union (EU) and Kerry's Armenian policy would be disadvantageous for
    Turkey.

    EU: Both Bush and Kerry give full support to Turkey's membership to
    EU. However, the support of the Kerry administration would be more
    beneficial for Turkey as Bush has lost the support of most European
    countries after the Iraqi war. Pressure from the Bush administration
    on the EU would likely result in a negative outcome.

    Iraq: Bush supports 'general autonomy' for the Kurds within a federal
    structure in Iraq; also he does not actively push for the elimination
    of the terrorist organization PKK. Kerry's policy is not known;
    however, it is noted that Kerry will not be as flexible as Bush about
    the autonomy issue since he aims to have large international support
    for Iraq. It is also indicated that the Kurds are concerned because of
    the situation.

    The Alleged Armenian Genocide: Kerry's much publicized statement that
    he would recognize the so-called Armenian genocide is confusing. It is
    expected that Kerry would not risk losing a key NATO ally like Turkey,
    over such claims.
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