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Türkiye is a highly effective arms manufacturer and is pretty aligned with NATO most of the time. They've been one of the more surprisingly strong supporters o
by bpodgursky 1y ago
Türkiye is a highly effective arms manufacturer and is pretty aligned with NATO most of the time. They've been one of the more surprisingly strong supporters of Ukraine. They shot down a Russian jet a few years ago just to emphasize FAFO.
Yes they have their specific regional interests they will emphasize even when they offend NATO sensibilities, like giving Armenia the finger in their war with Azerbaijan, but that is not a major cost compared to what they give the US and EU strategically.
- lukan 1y ago"when they offend NATO sensibilities, like giving Armenia the finger in their war" Or when they support islamists in Syria against the kurds and annect illegally parts of it. Who cares about those things nowdays anyway. But if we want NATO to not just be a military force, but something something freedom and human rights, maybe we should care more about it.
- bpodgursky 1y agoYes, this is what I mean. Should the US sacrifice the security of Europe to make a (pointless) statement about Syrian internal politics? Frankly, it's unreasonable for Turkey to not have an opinion about the PKK. If there was a comparable terror group in Mexico, the US would absolutely be doing airstrikes! Punishing Turkey over this will accomplish nothing and sabotage the relationship. The US already had a reasonable plan in Syria, supporting the non-PKK elements while maneuvering towards a political reunification.
- Maken 1y agoWho has ever wanted that?
- braincat31415 1y agoFAFO? Yet another moronic acronym of the day. Jeez...
- bpodgursky 1y agoThis is a perfectly reasonable acronym to describe how Russia violates their neighbors' airspace just to push boundaries and be irritating.
- braincat31415 1y agoI should blame the Russians then for introducing stupid acronyms into English language. It is not nice to use the word f!@k in a public forum, but wrapping it in a dumb acronym is just fine.