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I submit that Turkey is not a friend of the U.S.; that Turkey’s interests basically are not compatible with U.S. interests; that Turkey is of minimal strategic value to the U.S. and that Turkey is clearly and fundamentally an unreliable ally.

And I submit that Turkey is a NATO ally (and all that implies), that the US still has huge RADAR and listening posts in country, that Turkey controls the Tigris, and Euphrates rivers flowing into the entire mid-east, that they are allied closely with Israel.....and that this guy is a paid shill that knows nothing about which he speaks.

[Wiz]

that they are allied closely with Israel.....and that this guy is a paid shill that knows nothing about which he speaks.

Don't tell me you didn't know Hamas officials met with Turkish officials moths ago, while Erdogan criticized Israel on the Palestinian issue, causing serious damage between the two. Don't tell me you also skipped reading the portion which Turkey denied supplies to Israel during that war in the Middle East, and aiding to Arab countries fighting Israel by USSR. Israel seems to rely more on the Kurds these days. Israel-Turkey alliance is history, if there were really any. By the way, we don't need Turkey for military installations. There are Georgia, Azerbijan, Kuwait, and Iraq that could be a substitute. The Kurds will be happy for "permanent" and "free access" of US military in the Iraq Kurdish region, while Turkey blocked US access during Iraq War.