US Ambassador to Turkey, Tom Barak: The Ottoman Empire was a guarantor of security; but he left there. The British arrived; They were guarantors of security; And they also left. We are here, we are not going to leave this place. We're just saying we don't want to own it anymore. We need participation from the region, and the president is doing it.

US Ambassador to Turkey, Tom Barak: The Ottoman Empire was a guarantor of security; but he left there. The British arrived; They were guarantors of security; And they also left. We are here, we are not going to leave this place. We're just saying we don't want to own it anymore. We need participation from the region, and the president is doing it.