More at link.... --------- Kind of a dry article, but this I found interesting because if Turkey continues to emerge as a power in the Arab world, it will be beneficial to the US. Ties between Turkey and the US were already solidified earlier last year when the United States helped Turkey and Armenia reach the landmark Turkey-Armenia accord. It is important for us to have powerful allies, and I am glad to see (in terms of our own interests as well those elsewhere) that Turkey is taking on a leadership role/influence in the Middle East.