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3. That would mean kicking Turkey out of NATO

Reply to darkangel218 (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 6, 2015, 05:12 AM

Dec 2015

The US/Saudi relationship is not described by State as "strategic", which is the closest thing we have to an official list of "allies".

Turkey is mostly only in NATO so that we can park missiles there, which isn't as important as it used to be, so kicking Turkey out of NATO is not a non-starter...

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Should we cut ties with Saudi Arabia and Turkey? [View all] darkangel218 Dec 2015 OP

What does "cut ties" mean? (nt) Recursion Dec 2015 #1

Stop regarding them as "allies". darkangel218 Dec 2015 #2

That would mean kicking Turkey out of NATO Recursion Dec 2015 #3

Yes. darkangel218 Dec 2015 #4

EDIT: I'm open to the idea Recursion Dec 2015 #5

I'm pretty sure that if the US proposed to kick Turkey out of NATO, darkangel218 Dec 2015 #6

Our western elites are in bed with the oil sheiks. CJCRANE Dec 2015 #7

+1. darkangel218 Dec 2015 #10

No DFW Dec 2015 #8

Turkey is fueling ISIS!! darkangel218 Dec 2015 #9

Because Erdoğan is a religious nut case DFW Dec 2015 #11

So far Erdogan is ruling the state. darkangel218 Dec 2015 #12

We can't invade Turkey. We have to work with the local opposition. DFW Dec 2015 #14

Both countries have proven to be complicit in Islamic extremism romanic Dec 2015 #13

Both are rogue states IMHO CanonRay Dec 2015 #15