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To: Mariner

If Turkey went to war with Israel, would that trigger NATO’s Article 5 and put the USA at war with Israel too?

Is it did, would President Harris (God forbid!) put Christians and Jews into internment camps, the way FDR did to American citizens of Japanese descent in WW2?


19 posted on 07/28/2024 4:30:55 PM PDT by Dalberg-Acton
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To: Dalberg-Acton
If Turkey went to war with Israel, would that trigger NATO’s Article 5 and put the USA at war with Israel too?

No because it's an offensive action by Turkey.

20 posted on 07/28/2024 4:31:54 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: Dalberg-Acton

“Is it did” was supposed to be
“If it did”


22 posted on 07/28/2024 4:32:29 PM PDT by Dalberg-Acton
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To: Dalberg-Acton

If Turkey went to war with Israel, would that trigger NATO’s Article 5 and put the USA at war with Israel too?

If Turkey attacks Israel, Turkey is on their own. If a NATO member launches a war, all of NATO is not obligated to join them. That would put Estonia, Turkey, or the Dutch directly in charge of the US armed forces.


58 posted on 07/28/2024 5:10:35 PM PDT by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2024... RETURN OF THE JEDI. )
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To: Dalberg-Acton

It is a little tricky. If Turkey were to attack Israel this would be outside of the NATO treaty obligations and Turkey would be on its own. If, however, Israel were to take preemptive action and attack Turkey inside of Turkey (not in Syria or Lebanon), this would trigger NATO’s Article of collective self-defense. This requires assistance but not military intervention. But if Israel were to attack Turkish troops in Syria or Lebanon, then this would again be outside of NATO’s obligations. If war started in Syria and then spread to Turkey, I do not know how NATO would address this.


59 posted on 07/28/2024 5:12:15 PM PDT by Petrosius
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To: Dalberg-Acton

If Turkey attacked first article 5 will not be invoked. It is the defense of a member from external attack not their own stupidity to start a war. Individual nations can support what side they want.


88 posted on 07/28/2024 9:19:58 PM PDT by Liaison (TANSTAAFL)
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To: Dalberg-Acton
Is it did, would President Harris (God forbid!) put Christians and Jews into internment camps, the way FDR did to American citizens of Japanese descent in WW2?

One of my high school classmates worked for FEMA. I asked her if there are FEMA camps set up. She said no, but they could build FEMA camps in 2 weeks.

118 posted on 07/29/2024 7:44:17 AM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of Air Force pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)
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