NATO sorry after Erdogan pulls troops over Norway 'insult'

[TomSea]

NATO sorry after Erdogan pulls troops over Norway 'insult'

ISTANBUL: NATO apologized to Turkey on Friday after Ankara pulled its troops from a military exercise in Norway to protest incidents deemed insulting to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the country’s modern founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.

The alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, himself Norwegian, moved quickly to say sorry after an angry intervention by Erdogan on an episode that risked creating further strife between Turkey and its allies.

The incidents took place during NATO’s “Trident Javelin” exercise in the southern Norwegian city of Stavanger aimed at increasing coordination between the allies at headquarters level, which wound up Friday.

Erdogan said that Ankara had withdrawn its 40 troops from the exercise in protest, adding: “It’s not possible to have this kind of alliance.”

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Erdogan said that Ankara had withdrawn its 40 troops from the exercise in protest, adding: “It’s not possible to have this kind of alliance.”

Pulled all 40 of them,huh? I am sure they will be sorely missed. </S>

The good news is it only took one truck to take them to the airport.

[edpc]

The Turkish troops asked how long they’d be on this exercise without facilities.  The Norwegian commander said, ‘About seven days, but don’t worry - you guys have the proper pants for it.’

[dfwgator]

Why is Turkey still in NATO?

[sneakypete]

Why is Turkey still in NATO?

@dfwgator

As  near as I can tell,it is so western politicians can pretend that not all of Islam is at war against us.

[SZonian]

And Turkey is a "partner" nation in the F35 program...they need to be repaid and shown the door.

[Fishrrman]

If I was a Norwegian, the fewer muslim Turks in my country, the better.

så langt!