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24. fuck this tinpot dictator

Mon May 16, 2022, 01:27 PM

May 2022

In a news conference on Monday, Erdogan repeated that Turkey would not approve their bids to join NATO, calling Sweden a "hatchery" for terrorist organisations, and adding it had terrorists in its parliament.

"Neither of these countries have a clear, open attitude towards terrorist organisation," Erdogan said. "How can we trust them?"

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/erdogan-says-swedish-finnish-delegations-should-not-bother-coming-turkey-2022-05-16/

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Erdoğan says Turkey will not approve Finnish and Swedish membership of Nato [View all] yaesu May 2022 OP

Turkey needs booting from NATO, they are the fox in the henhouse.... sunonmars May 2022 #1

Except they are keeping the Russian Navy out of the Black Sea. AllyCat May 2022 #2

How so? The two Russian ships the Ukrainians... brush May 2022 #16

They're keeping the rest of the Russian navy out muriel_volestrangler May 2022 #20

This AllyCat May 2022 #28

The rest of the Russian Navy? tavernier May 2022 #36

The Northern Fleet is large, includes a ship twice the size of the Moskva muriel_volestrangler May 2022 #38

I totally believe you and not minimizing the continued horrors tavernier May 2022 #39

I was about to call for their expulsion Darwins_Retriever May 2022 #7

And Turkey has been supplying Ukraine with lots of Bayraktor drones, very effective. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2022 #27

Yup. I suspect Erdogan is trying to walk a fine line here. AllyCat May 2022 #29

Well...that looks like Erdoğan has chosen to play for the other team... Moostache May 2022 #3

The Joe Manchin of NATO is a perfect description. maxsolomon May 2022 #6

"He wants a quid pro quo." exactly.. What does he want? Methinks he wants something to do mitch96 May 2022 #25

I think you meant Finland. Norway is already a NATO memeber. Ray Bruns May 2022 #9

Actually we already have in our elected Congress a loyal Erdogan ally Budi May 2022 #11

Norway is a founding member of Nato, since the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949. Celerity May 2022 #19

+1. dalton99a May 2022 #30

Turkey is the Joe Manchin of NATO no_hypocrisy May 2022 #4

Not surprising. Turkey holds a lot of leverage, and wants to maintain alright relations on both side David__77 May 2022 #5

They are very sided with Russia now, I lived in Turkey, could not wait to leave. sunonmars May 2022 #10

Yup. And Erdogan wants a Somali Oil deal. Budi May 2022 #14

Turkey's position is softening ...it's not a hard no PortTack May 2022 #8

That was 2 days ago, Today its a hard NO. NEVER trust Erdogan, he's scum. sunonmars May 2022 #13

Is the Reuters article from today? Or from two days ago? Noahv May 2022 #18

Today - here: muriel_volestrangler May 2022 #22

It's a back and forth. One military expert I follow, CPSCOTT stationed in the area many years PortTack May 2022 #35

Will not disapprove either BeyondGeography May 2022 #12

This was reported several days ago, but since then most analysts believe he will. Link? hlthe2b May 2022 #15

Link in reply #22 (nt) muriel_volestrangler May 2022 #23

The new news is Reuters reporting he has said Swedish and Finnish delegations should not bother yaesu May 2022 #33

Turkey has elections in about a year The Revolution May 2022 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity May 2022 #21

fuck this tinpot dictator Celerity May 2022 #24

And Erdogan is to be trusted? dalton99a May 2022 #32

Well tRump did a deal with him to allow them to slaughter Kurds in the border region yaesu May 2022 #34

I read Turkey will approve per Nato's head leader ..... Lovie777 May 2022 #26

It is time to expel Turkey from NATO. dalton99a May 2022 #31

Turkey is NOT a democracy. roamer65 May 2022 #37