Militant sound bites are dangerous

We have entered an extremely difficult phase of our relationship with Turkey.

We have played our cards well as a country but the game is a very difficult one and it's hard to predict what your next hand will be.

It is positive that we have a solid military leadership at the helm that has learned a lot from the Imia fiasco in 1996. But allow me make one appeal for the coming days and weeks. To Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the leader of the opposition and all of us that play some role in shaping public opinion.

Whenever the country's prime minister, opposition leader or media have made fatal errors, Greece has found itself up against the perfect storm. 

A classic example of this, but not necessary a timely one, was the war with Turkey in 1897, which we lost. 

What would I tell the prime minister? Not to watch TV or read the papers or news...