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Patriot Missiles to be Removed from Turkey in October
inn ^ | 8/16/15 | Elad Benari

Posted on 08/16/2015 4:18:46 PM PDT by Nachum

Turkey and the United States said Sunday that Washington would withdraw its Patriot missile batteries from the country in October, after bolstering Ankara's air defenses against threats from Syria's civil war.

The NATO mandate for the mission will run out in October and will not be renewed, but the United States is prepared to return Patriot assets and personnel to Turkey within one week if needed, a joint Turkish-U.S. statement quoted by AFP said.

"They will be redeployed to the U.S. for critical modernization upgrades that will ensure the U.S. missile defense force remains capable of countering evolving global threats and protecting Allies and partners, including Turkey," the statement said.

It also emphasized that Washington remains "committed to supporting Turkey's air defense capabilities, including against ballistic missile risks and threats... and its security and regional stability."

A U.S. defense official stressed that the move was for the purpose of force modernization.

"It does not reflect a decision by the NATO Alliance to reduce support for Turkey's air defense," the official told AFP.

(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: erdogan; europeanunion; iran; iraq; israel; kurdistan; lebanon; missiles; nato; patriot; receptayyiperdogan; turkey; turkeymissiles; waronterror

1 posted on 08/16/2015 4:18:46 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

PAC-3 is an awesome system ...


2 posted on 08/16/2015 4:24:16 PM PDT by Patton@Bastogne
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To: Nachum

Turkey should not be in NATO.

Turkey has its own agenda that isn’t compatible with the West or civilization in general.


3 posted on 08/16/2015 4:25:14 PM PDT by DB
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To: Nachum

Turkey is LOST!


4 posted on 08/16/2015 4:25:47 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
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To: Nachum
"It does not reflect a decision by the NATO Alliance to reduce support for Turkey's air defense," the official told AFP.

What's the old saying? Never believe anything until it has been officially denied.

5 posted on 08/16/2015 4:26:18 PM PDT by SeeSharp
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To: Nachum

I usually just put an apple and some stuffing in mine...


6 posted on 08/16/2015 4:28:03 PM PDT by over3Owithabrain
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To: Nachum

Muslim nations have no place in a civilized society.


7 posted on 08/16/2015 4:31:34 PM PDT by South40 (Ted Cruz -- the Conservative's Choice for 2016)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
It's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. Thanks Nachum.

8 posted on 08/16/2015 4:31:53 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
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To: Nachum

We should be pointing missiles at Turkey.


9 posted on 08/16/2015 4:34:21 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA (Do Not Vote for List: See my profile)
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To: Nachum
Yeah, it's not like people aren't shooting missiles at each other over there.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/houthi-rebels-fire-scud-missile-from-yemen-into-saudi-arabia/2015/06/06/00e39c44-0c89-11e5-a7ad-b430fc1d3f5c_story.html

I mean, yes, I realize Yemen and Saudi Arabia are a fair ways from Turkey. But using SRBMs is becoming more commonplace. I don't even remember there being much made of Saudi shooting down the Scuds. That was big news in the first gulf war. Now, not so much.

10 posted on 08/16/2015 4:43:38 PM PDT by ThunderSleeps (Stop obarma now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
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To: ConservativeInPA

Give the missiles to the Kurds and let them blast Turkey.


11 posted on 08/16/2015 5:35:52 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
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To: Patton@Bastogne

Just wish it had a decent (x-band) radar


12 posted on 08/16/2015 6:13:40 PM PDT by impactplayer
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