Turkey Is Still Threatening To Leave NATO. Let’s Take Them Up On That

[PeteS in CA]

Turkey Is Still Threatening To Leave NATO. Let’s Take Them Up On That

https://hotair.com/archives/jazz-shaw/2020/07/09/turkey-still-threatening-leave-nato-lets-take/

Our supposed ally and NATO partner Turkey is back in the headlines, once again for all the wrong sorts of reasons. Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been in something of a spat with France’s Emmanuel Macron over the past couple of months and their relationship is clearly continuing to deteriorate. This week, Turkey’s Ambassador to France suggested that it might be time for his country to leave the NATO alliance, going on to imply that there wouldn’t even be a functional body such as NATO without Turkey’s participation. And you thought the French were snooty and rude? They’ve got nothing on the Turks these days.
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The dispute in question took place last month when a Tanzanian freighter in the Mediterranean was suspected of illegal arms smuggling and other violations. A French ship flying the NATO flag was dispatched to intercept them and conduct routine inspections. In response, Turkey sent three of their own warships out to target the French ship with their targeting radar systems and armed their crews in a threatening fashion. The Tanzanian ship was assisted in getting away.

So, were the Turks protecting arms being smuggled to Arab Palis or to factions favored by Turkey in the Syrian Hell-Hole?

And if Turkey wants to leave NATO, the right foot of disfellowship seems about the correct response, IMO. Just get valuable US military assets out first.

[Fishrrman]

Leave.
Please.
Go as soon as possible.
Goodbye.

[jafo2010]

Kick Turkey out, and bring Russia in on the condition they do not supply anything to Turkey.  It is a mistake for any western nation to trust any islamic state.  No exception.

Of course for Russia to gain admittance, they need to vacate Ukraine.  And they need to end alliances with China.

The time has come to identify just who is the threat for the western world, and make efforts to unify against that threat.

[Chosen Daughter]

Kick Turkey out, and bring Russia in on the condition they do not supply anything to Turkey.  It is a mistake for any western nation to trust any islamic state.  No exception.

Of course for Russia to gain admittance, they need to vacate Ukraine.  And they need to end alliances with China.

The time has come to identify just who is the threat for the western world, and make efforts to unify against that threat.

...  Kick Turkey out and place sanctions on Russia.