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Military Coup Attempt Reported in Turkey

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Dr Lizardo7/15/2016 2:02:09 pm PDT

re: #101 William Lewis

Ah, no. Not even close. Any election can be recovered from; a coup would destroy the nation by destroying the absolute “civilian authority is superior to military authority” rule of law in it.

In the US, certainly. But let’s keep in mind that under Turkey’s Constitution, the Turkish Armed Forces are the guarantor of secular democracy. I can’t remember when they wrote that little tidbit in, but they did, and it was a long time ago, IIRC.