John Zmirak: Americans aren’t focusing much on anything happening outside our borders. We have too much violence in our cities. But you think President Trump needs to take strong action regarding Turkey. Its President Erdogan has been acting aggressively all across the region. Can you talk about his seizure of Hagia Sophia as a mosque? Hasn’t he linked it to “liberation” of the Dome of the Rock, threatening Israel?
Johannes de Jong: President Trump promised to stand up against extremist Islamism. That was a key part of his agenda. And rightly so. Erdogan is now the most important supporter of Islamist extremists. His obvious agenda is to restore the Turkish caliphate [that is, world leadership of Muslims].
Turning the Hagia Sophia from a museum into mosque only exposes what keen observers already knew. Erdogan showed his hand when he made the announcement in Turkish and Arabic. -Full Report
