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Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara on February 26, 2013. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara on February 26, 2013. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Lee Smith
4 Min Read
Islamic State fighter waving a flag while standing on a captured government fighter jet in Raqqa, Syria, 2015. (Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)
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Islamic State fighter waving a flag while standing on a captured government fighter jet in Raqqa, Syria, 2015. (Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)
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Samuel Tadros
Former Senior Fellow
Samuel Tadros
7 Min Read
US actor Bill Murray (C) salutes the audiences during the 15th Marrakesh international film festival in Marrakesh, Morocco on December 4, 2015. (Jalal Morchidi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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US actor Bill Murray (C) salutes the audiences during the 15th Marrakesh international film festival in Marrakesh, Morocco on December 4, 2015. (Jalal Morchidi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Commentary
Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Lee Smith
4 Min Read
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