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To: freeandfreezing

It would be very reassuring to know that the nucs stored at Incirlik were quietly removed since the change in leadership n Turkey.


45 posted on 10/08/2019 8:44:27 AM PDT by RedEyeJack (What was the basis for the restriction?)
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To: RedEyeJack
It would be very reassuring to know that the nucs stored at Incirlik were quietly removed since the change in leadership n Turkey.

Actually not. Having tactical nuclear weapons readily available would make it easier to protect the Kurds and our base at Incirlik. We could just threaten to nuke the capital of Turkey if they bothered our friends in Syria. We could use the tactical nuclear weapons on the area surrounding the air base to protect the air base.

It doesn't take much thinking to realize that starting a war with Turkey would be crazy. Trump is smart enough to realize that. His critics are only claiming what he is doing is reckless in order to promote their own careers. If Trump actually engaged Turkey in any kind of military conflict, or even just threatened them we would here all the same voices criticizing Trump for being a war monger and starting trouble with a NATO ally.

52 posted on 10/08/2019 8:53:35 AM PDT by freeandfreezing
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