Iran to the south, Russia to the North, Turkey aiding whoever. Seaboard control/access for Iran, probably in range of several air defense platforms. Comms in a contested environment.Potentially how bad can this get?
Sounds like a good time.
Iran to the south, Russia to the North, Turkey aiding whoever. Seaboard control/access for Iran, probably in range of several air defense platforms. Comms in a contested environment.Potentially how bad can this get?
Potentially, Article 5 of the NATO Charter bad, between Russia and Turkey
Disagree, unless Russia hits targets in Turkey.Potentially, Article 5 of the NATO Charter bad, between Russia and Turkey
Hypothetically, I wonder if Russia would really throw down with Armenia. It's interesting because while CSTO exists between them, Russia maintains relations with both countries and has much larger arms sales with Azerbaijan. Seems they have a vested interest in both.Potentially, Article 5 of the NATO Charter bad, between Russia and Turkey
Hate hate hate.Close up - not graphic - footage of Azeris deploying cluster munition on densely populated urban area. Scary af.
Warning. It's a bit loud.
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... our NATO "ally" in the region...
Disagree, unless Russia hits targets in Turkey.
Article 5 is the mutual defense article.Disagree all you want, a conflagration that involves Turkey and Russia is probably "as bad as it could get," and that's what was asked for.
I understand why this community wouldn't be inclined to give a straight answer but why isn't the US actively pushing to remove Turkey from NATO?
From a naïve US civilian perspective, we don't need bases on Russia's southern flank like we used to and we can service our ME operations from other bases in the gulf. We don't seem to need Turkey all that much and I remember reading about some disputes over operations at Incirlik.
If I was European I would care a lot more about Turkey as they control the bottle neck of migration. However Im not and I DGAF about their migration problems. Where is the Turkish benefit to the US that I'm not seeing?
The Bosporus, history/ nukes, an outpost on the southern flank of Russia, offset a growing Russian influence, some...facilities we possess in that country, off the top of my head.I understand why this community wouldn't be inclined to give a straight answer but why isn't the US actively pushing to remove Turkey from NATO?
From a naïve US civilian perspective, we don't need bases on Russia's southern flank like we used to and we can service our ME operations from other bases in the gulf. We don't seem to need Turkey all that much and I remember reading about some disputes over operations at Incirlik.
If I was European I would care a lot more about Turkey as they control the bottle neck of migration. However Im not and I DGAF about their migration problems. Where is the Turkish benefit to the US that I'm not seeing?