The U.S., whose official discourse emphasizes democracy, was expected to applaud Turkey for becoming civilian-controlled. Unfortunately, that is not what Washington is thinking.
June 12 was, in my opinion, a massive shock for a U.S. State Department that has had very poor and pessimist predictions for Turkey as of late.
[L]angston Hughes compares “a dream deferred” to a “raisin in the sun.” The pyromaniac-in-chief is currently doing the same to the American dream.