This faction of the Kurds, PKK , is certainly no ally either as they are of the communist ilk. They were mercenaries we hired, paid them well, and provided them with arms. So in no way are they allies. Turkey is an ally because of their membership in NATO, but not a trusted ally in any way shape or form. Get the nukes out of there, which President Trump should have done long ago in my opinion. But neither rise to the level of deserving this nation love our blood and treasures defending. That is a given.
I hope the nukes are long gone. Should have been pulled out when the Turks wouldn’t let us stage Operation Iraqi Freedom through there. No matter what you think of OIF, the handwriting was on the wall regarding the Turks. Darn sure should have been pulled when power was cut to Incirlik in the 2016 coup attempt/sham (?).
As far as I’m concerned, the US military presence in Turkey should be removed entirely.