Expressions like 'a malicious attack' and 'a flagrant act' that are used in the headlines to describe the recent horror in Istanbul have lost their effect on people, according to Melih Aşık.
After the explosion Turkey's PM Ahmet Davutoğlu said that “Today's act is caused by the breach in Syria,” and “the biggest source of terrorism is the civil war in Syria.”
Melih Aşık in his article for Turkish newspaper Milliyet wrote that the question remains as to which forces and countries caused the breach in Syria and what the government's stance was while this was happening.
#US dropped 23,144 bombs on 6 Muslim countries in 2015 — #ISIS only getting stronger https://t.co/oYApDJD1E0 #Daesh
— What They Say (@About_The_USA) January 20, 2016
He also mused over whether the Turkish government along with the Western powers contributed to the war.
“If we could travel back in time, would we then support the opposition in Syria? Moreover these questions were addressed when the government took the first steps when inquired of these issues. The terrorist’s atrocities don't help in answering, only create more hate and incite anger,” Aşık wrote.
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger: like 23,144 #US bombs aimed at terrorists in the #Mideast in #2015 https://t.co/oYApDJUCvy
— What They Say (@About_The_USA) January 20, 2016
In similar context, Micah Zeko, an expert at the Council of Foreign Relations think-tank, added up that the US dropped 23,144 bombs on 6 Muslim countries in 2015. Those countries are: Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia, and Pakistan.
In 2015 the US dropped 23,144 bombs on Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yeman & Somalia pic.twitter.com/YpmqdbBlS3
— Nadeem Ahmed (@Muqadaam) January 12, 2016
According to the expert it was stated that 25,000 Daesh militants have been killed in the last 17 months. The CIA says there were 30,000 militants in 2014. The number is still 30,000; it seems that this pattern never changes.
"It's a known fact that the Taliban is growing and gaining more power in Afghanistan. One big question then remains: what's the purpose of US airstrikes if terrorism only grows?"
