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re: Turkey threatens to shut down Incirlik and ground our planes
Posted on 1/5/17 at 9:29 am to Bjorn Cyborg
Posted on 1/5/17 at 9:29 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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frick Turkey, Israel or any other country that wants to be frenemies.
Yeah I'm all about that action.
My only point here is that while we give turkey stuff, we use their airbase and airspace, and real estate to fight wars around the world.
There are certain parasitic nations that provide none of these benefits on meaningful scale.
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Posted on 1/5/17 at 9:32 am to MrCarton
How many billions have we paid in return for this "favor"?
Posted on 1/5/17 at 9:36 am to bamafan1001
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How many billions have we paid in return for this "favor"?
Who the frick are you quoting?
Why don't you go fetch some information for the thread like I did.
I swear your dorks have more opinions about shite you know nothing about...its 2017, go google some shite and make a point. frick.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 9:36 am to MrCarton
A U.S. airbase is a huge financial boon to these shite countries. They are letting us use a piece of land. We pay for everything, plus pay them for its use, plus provide many direct and indirect jobs, plus protect them.
It's definitely good for us, but my response would be they should be careful what they wish for.
I'm not real comfortable with have nukes there, tbh.
We could just vacate the base and park an aircraft carrier or 6 right on their coast and say frick off.
It's definitely good for us, but my response would be they should be careful what they wish for.
I'm not real comfortable with have nukes there, tbh.
We could just vacate the base and park an aircraft carrier or 6 right on their coast and say frick off.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 9:37 am to cokebottleag
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When does the press stop calling Turkey a "key US ally in the region"?
This
Posted on 1/5/17 at 9:41 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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A U.S. airbase is a huge financial boon to these shite countries. They are letting us use a piece of land. We pay for everything, plus pay them for its use, plus provide many direct and indirect jobs, plus protect them.
It's definitely good for us, but my response would be they should be careful what they wish for.
I'm not real comfortable with have nukes there, tbh.
Yep. I'm not saying the turkish government is some kind of charity here. I'm saying we get tangible benefit from the arrangement with them.
quote:
We could just vacate the base and park an aircraft carrier or 6 right on their coast and say frick off.
Can't land cargo planes on an AC carrier. I'm not sure you realize the scope and scale of injurlik airbase. Its massively important. You aren't replacing it with ac carriers.
I'm all about near total withdrawal, but I just want you to understand that we aren't replacing a land airbase with ac carriers.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 9:42 am to Placebeaux
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When does the press stop calling Turkey a "key US ally in the region"?
This
Turkey is a key ally in the region. Which should tell you everything you need to know about US foreign policy. Dont hate the player hate the game bro.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 9:43 am to thelawnwranglers
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good with me shut it down
Turkey is too geographically strategic to just leave.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 9:43 am to bamafan1001
quote:As a cost/benefit (assuming you consider our overseas adventures worthwhile)? Practically nothing.
How many billions have we paid in return for this "favor"?
Posted on 1/5/17 at 9:44 am to Eli Goldfinger
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Turkey is too geographically strategic to just leave.
As long as we have such an idiotic foreign policy this is absolutely true. People are not grasping how much we do, and how many places we do it in.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 9:44 am to Spaceman Spiff
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they have their own F-16s
We have better pilots. I saw it on Top Gun.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 9:44 am to MrCarton
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Can't land cargo planes on an AC carrier
A carrier doesn't need cargo planes. And for air ops, a carrier or two would do just fine.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 9:44 am to Navytiger74
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As a cost/benefit (assuming you consider our overseas adventures worthwhile)? Practically nothing.
this.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 9:45 am to Navytiger74
quote:Lets assume I don't?
assuming you consider our overseas adventures worthwhile)?
Posted on 1/5/17 at 9:46 am to Andrew Rowan
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Lets assume I don't?
Posted on 1/5/17 at 9:46 am to TaekwondoJesus
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quote:
they have their own F-16s
We have better pilots. I saw it on Top Gun.
Turkish F-16s shot down a Russian MiG. Using the transitive property of college football
USA>>Turkey>>Russia
Print the shirts.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 9:47 am to Spaceman Spiff
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A carrier doesn't need cargo planes. And for air ops, a carrier or two would do just fine.
You are killing me smalls.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 9:47 am to Andrew Rowan
quote:What about critical maritime geography and strategic deterrence during the Cold War?
Lets assume I don't?
Posted on 1/5/17 at 9:49 am to MrCarton
I miss going to Pop's Leather in the alley, Incirlik was a good go to, but Effies beer is shite.
Posted on 1/5/17 at 9:50 am to Navytiger74
quote:If I remember correctly we have to jump through a million hoops to get our ships through the Bosphorus. And I don't care about defending Europe anymore.
What about critical maritime geography and strategic deterrence during the Cold War?
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