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Not a minority of one: I also rooted for the Turkish coup attempt!

Reader comment on item: Why I Rooted for the Turkish Coup Attempt

Submitted by Daniel Bamford (United Kingdom), Jul 20, 2016 at 10:33

Secularist military coup against Islamic fundamentalist government in Turkey!

Clearly, Erdogan's recent rapprochements with Israel and Russia were a sign of weakness.

I haven't been this excited since.... errrr, the secularist military coup against an Islamic fundamentalist government in Egypt!

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/turkish-prime-minister-says-attempted-coup-underway-calls-201900725.html

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