[CondorFlight]

Turkey is no reliable friend to the US. When we needed their help, they opted to go Islamic and supported Saddam. And that cost us the ability to have a viable northern front during the offensive.

For what, exactly, did we give them aid and support for 50 years?

OTOH, we have an alternative in Israel, through which we can transship everything better than through Turkey.

[maica]

Based on your screenname, you like flying. As I look at maps, Turkey touches Iraq, and Israel does not. There are countries in between Israel and Iraq that we do not necessarily have ‘permission’ to fly over.

The same Democrats who endlessly criticized our DOD and military planning for not having the up-armored Humvees in theatre, are now putting their big fat “non-binding” resolution in the way of getting the newer MRAPs to the troops in theatre.

Can we at least say HYPOCRISY, if not TREASON.

[caltrop]

We gave Turkey aid and support as a member of NATO and important obstacle to Soviet ambitions. The Cold War was a serious war where the threat was real.