@BenRossTransit @Alon he doesn’t defer to Erdogan in ways that much of the US political community perceives as adverse to US interests.

conducting diplomacy quietly is quite different than deference. there was no question the US was seeking Turkish acquiescence to Sweden’s accession. with Israel, the US is actively participating under terms many of us view as dangerously adverse to US interests, whatever quiet armtwisting there is or isn’t.