> Turkey is also an ally (like it or not) Turkey was an ally. I love Turks as people, spent significant time in Turkey. But it's clear that as a government, Er

> Turkey is also an ally (like it or not) Turkey was an ally. I love Turks as people, spent significant time in Turkey. But it's clear that as a government, Erdogan has turned Turkey away from the West, from America, from democratic values, and decidedly toward Russia (and not just ideologically). Turkey's NATO membership is now just a vestigial momento of the cold war.