Originally Posted by
Black Diamond
How much are turkeys guarantees worth?
This is a nation that sat out WWII as neutral; yet, the base we were stationed at in Turkey was a former Luftwaffe fighter base.
This is a nation that hid behind the US's skirt for the entire Cold War because we were all that kept the USSR at bay. It was in their best interest. Now suddenly, they're getting cozy with Russia and Syria because they see it in their best interest and we no longer serve a purpose.
Turks think it is okay to play the "smiling in your face" game holding a knife out of view waiting on you to turn your back so long as it works for Turkey. Good for them but let's quit the political pretense Turkey is our ally. It is not and never has been. We were just a means to an end.
We on the other hand, not being Turks, owe the people who have fought alongside us without question since 91 some semblance of loyalty.
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke