U.S. to Give Super Cobra Helicopters to Turkey
U.S. Ambassador in Ankara Francis Ricciardone said that the U.S will give three Super Cobra helicopters to Turkey to replace the helicopters it lost during its campaign against the PKK.
(Hurriyet-Turkey)
Why Is Obama Rewarding Turkey? -Michael Rubin
During the last few months, Turkey has acted far more as an adversary than as an ally. Maintenance of military relations through NATO does not mean the U.S. should supply Turkey with weaponry it might share with Iran or use against American allies.
Turkey's change is ideological; it is not a country the U.S. can co-opt. No more cutting edge weaponry for Turkey.
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3 comments:
Seems a prudent point of view. Maybe America is trying to buy them back while they still feel the situation may be in flux.
I don't think that Turkey can be brought back into our orbit. But if that's the intent, perhaps we can offer peanuts instead of military copters...it would be safer.
Definitely safer!
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