Thursday, October 24, 2019

Kick Turkey Out of NATO

Turkey is not a US ally. The Middle East is politically unstable. Consequently, the US needs to terminate its (unfortunate one-sided) alliance with Turkey so that the US is not "forced' to come to the aid of Turkey, a country which has not demonstrated any recent support for US interests. Furthermore, when ISIS was running rampant, Turkey refused to participate in bringing down ISIS. Now that ISIS has been largely defeated, Turkey amazingly finds the military capability to attack the Kurds. The Kurds recently were US allies. A very dishonorable act by Turkey.

recently wrote: Why is the U.S. still an ally to Turkey? This is an excellent article, so I would encourage you to read it as I won't be highlighting it. The quick summary by Hanson: "Country opposes American allies in the region and befriends almost every U.S. enemy." I will however highlight the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974. The US, in 45 years has failed to get Turkey to withdraw from Cyprus. That is a major failure in US foreign policy and also highlights Turkish disregard for world peace.

It may be even possible to compare the Turkish invasion of Cyprus with the current Turkish attacks on the Kurds. The Turks are demanding a "safe zone" in Northern Syria. Since the Turkish invasion of Northern Syria has just occurred, it would be premature at this time, to assume that Turkey would continue to perpetually occupy Northern Syria. But given Cyprus, it may happen.

One has to also wonder about this "safe zone". The Turks are noted for genocidal atrocitiesErdoğan threatens to 'crush the heads' of Kurdish fighters refusing to withdraw. Syria: Damning evidence of war crimes and other violations by Turkish forces and their allies. The Turkish invasion of Northern Syria has also re-ignited the refugee crises in the region. That is not progress in terms of stabilizing the region.

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