I'm just saying playing nice guy won't bring us anything to those who consider this some sort investment. We aren't a petrol rich country. Government get that money by taking some heavy taxes from hardworking people so it shouldn't be wasted any more than usual.
Anyway phuck it.. I only hope they put it to good use since it's not easy-earned Saudi money.
I don't think lending money is playing the nice guy. Nice guys don't lend money, they just be nice.
I don't want to lose what we gained the little things in Egypt when we supported the revolution in Egypt just like we lost Tunisia to France or Libya to Italy. Like or not, Turkish Government's support meant something to many Egyptians. And regardless of what you do or how you play nice, it doesn't give you the expected results unless you support it with financial tools. Egypt is the heart of Arab world and we'll lose a lot of economical advantage in middle east if the revolution fails in Egypt.
I agree with you the fact that we aren't a petrol rich country. However, we are not a poor country, either. The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey's foreign currency reserves worth some 100 billion USD. It would be foolish not to lend 2 billions of them to Egypt with a fair interest rate. That 2 billion is still OUR 2 billion and it will bring some more interest, too. I don't care if the interest rate is little lower from the street market because it will bring other advantages.
PS: Saudis GAVE Turkey 1 billion dollar worth of petrol for free in 1974 during the Cyprus Peace Operation while whole world turned their back at us.