A scandal has erupted between two allies, the U.S. and Turkey. On a speech delivered on Oct. 2; U.S. Vice President Joe Biden had mentioned Turkey’s relations to organizations like the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and had said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan regretted foreign fighters’ passage to Syria via Turkey. It was then stated that he apologized to Erdoğan because of this statement. Although two weeks ago he said “I did not apologize,” we thought the issue was closed.