“Turkey is a member of NATO. They are most certainly an ally.”
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On paper, yes. But in reality that old saying applies ... “with ‘friends’ like this, who needs enemies”. Turkey and its president have been doing business with ISIS from the beginnings of ISIS enabling ISIS to have its evil designs financed. Turkey has also conducted military operations (mostly aerial bombing) against the Kurds as those same Kurds attempted, with considerable success, to battle ISIS. Turkey refused to allow the US to open a northern front from Turkey when we invaded IRAQ, certainly costing American lives.
I agree with CrimsonTidegirl, Turkey is allied with Obama...not with America. And I guess you consider yourself an ally of Turkey also.
Sorry, but via treaty, Turkey is an ally of the United States. You can argue with it all you want, and I personally wonder why in the world Turkey was ever admitted to NATO, but facts are facts. Maybe they don’t act like one, but “on paper”, they are, and when it comes to treaties, thats what matters.
So take your condescension and stuff it.
Very well stated.