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BRUSSELS — NATO is responding to what it calls "speculative" reports in the Turkish press, saying Turkey has the support of its NATO allies and that its membership in the alliance is not in question.
There have been reports in Turkish media of possible NATO and U.S. intelligence involvement in the failed June 15 coup. A columnist for the Haber Turk newspaper suggested the attempted putsch was planned by a secret NATO network
NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said Wednesday that "Turkey is a valued ally, making substantial contributions to NATO's joint efforts."
Lungescu says NATO's secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, strongly condemned the attempted coup. She says, "NATO counts on the continued contributions of Turkey, and Turkey can count on the solidarity and support of NATO."
There have been reports in Turkish media of possible NATO and U.S. intelligence involvement in the failed June 15 coup. A columnist for the Haber Turk newspaper suggested the attempted putsch was planned by a secret NATO network
NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said Wednesday that "Turkey is a valued ally, making substantial contributions to NATO's joint efforts."
Lungescu says NATO's secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, strongly condemned the attempted coup. She says, "NATO counts on the continued contributions of Turkey, and Turkey can count on the solidarity and support of NATO."
NATO says Turkey 'valued ally'
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That is sad but expected from Jens Stoltenberg SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
NATO is taking the low road and I expect they will kowtow to Turkey to a large degree to "keep" the sometime ally in NATO. Turkey is playing NATO off against Russia as Turkey negotiates with Russia.
I have no sympathy or support Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
The fact that Russia and Turkey are reviving economic plans and talks on Syria makes sense since they are neighbors across the Black sea and Russia needs Turkey's good graces to move vessels to and from the Mediterranean Sea from the Black Sea ports
I would say that Russia and Turkey have been marginal allies in "our" fight against terror. Russia has been preoccupied with its allegiance to Bashar Assad and its fights in South Dagestan and Chechnya and Turkey has been shoring up its allegiance with radical Islam while Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been president and has been doggedly determined to put down the Kurds.
COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. Capt Seid Waddell CW5 (Join to see) CW5 Charlie Poulton CSM Charles Hayden SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT SSgt Robert Marx SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SSgt (Join to see) TSgt Joe C. SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SGT Forrest Stewart SGT Robert Hawks SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright
NATO is taking the low road and I expect they will kowtow to Turkey to a large degree to "keep" the sometime ally in NATO. Turkey is playing NATO off against Russia as Turkey negotiates with Russia.
I have no sympathy or support Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
The fact that Russia and Turkey are reviving economic plans and talks on Syria makes sense since they are neighbors across the Black sea and Russia needs Turkey's good graces to move vessels to and from the Mediterranean Sea from the Black Sea ports
I would say that Russia and Turkey have been marginal allies in "our" fight against terror. Russia has been preoccupied with its allegiance to Bashar Assad and its fights in South Dagestan and Chechnya and Turkey has been shoring up its allegiance with radical Islam while Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been president and has been doggedly determined to put down the Kurds.
COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. Capt Seid Waddell CW5 (Join to see) CW5 Charlie Poulton CSM Charles Hayden SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT SSgt Robert Marx SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SSgt (Join to see) TSgt Joe C. SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SGT Forrest Stewart SGT Robert Hawks SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
LTC Stephen F. I couldn't have summarized it much better that you did. Thanks for the response!
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