Who was the numbskull that thought that was a good idea?
Maybe ancestors of the same people who think Ukraine would be a good addition to NATO.
I'm seeing NATO for what it's become, I suspect. It's the military arm of those darn European bankers.
During the Cold War it was a very good idea.
Eisenhower.
In the 1950's it was an extremely good idea. It put an end to the active fighting between the Greeks and Turks, which had been a boon to the Greek Communists. It gave us a close set of bases from which to threaten and spy on the USSR. It made the most powerful Muslim state in the world an ally to Israel. And it gave us a really big stick with which to keep the middle east in line, one the Soviets tried but failed to counter with Egypt.
Keep in mind that until the present administration the ruling party in Turkey had the official position that there is no Islamic vs. Western world. There is only modernity or the lack of it. Turkey has been a very good ally over the years. The invasion of Cypress is the only serious exception.