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The bigger problem is NATINADS: how do you integrate NATO equipment (IFF especially) with Russan SAMs? And, removing Turkey from the F-35 program is both polit
by dfeojm-zlib 7y ago
The bigger problem is NATINADS: how do you integrate NATO equipment (IFF especially) with Russan SAMs?
And, removing Turkey from the F-35 program is both political retribution and to stymie intellectual property from finding its way to Russia/China. In the past, it would've been unthinkable to sour relations with Turkey because of its geostrategic importance for NATO/US land-based missiles and airbases.. but sub-launched ICBMs and other countries more than/almost make up the difference. It's sad Turkey-US relations are souring at present.
- banku_brougham 7y agoI’m not sad, I remember what Ergodan’s goons did on US soil.
- checktheorder 7y ago>It's sad Turkey-US relations are souring at present. Ain't that the truth. I find it quite disturbing to see a thin-skinned bully in charge, who is taking bad advice from a cohort of religious fundamentalists and warmongering chickenhawks, with little-to-no regard for the deadly serious real-world implications of acting on that bad advice.
- a0-prw 7y agoAre you referring to Erdogan or Trump ?
- checktheorder 7y agoYes.