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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Honestly, this is the best reason for Turkey to do this. Trigger NATO infighting. Couple that with the new petition to trigger Article 6 and kick the USA out of the UN, we could see some real decades happen this quarter.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Let me guess, the USA can veto the petition to kick the USA out of the UN or something to that effect?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

Lol. Or Israel

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Israel should remove themself from this world.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

There are no downsides. 🙏🏼

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago

Do it, cowards.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago

Almost certainly Erdogan bluffing again. But Israel is overreacting again so inshallah-script

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

🤞 Turkey closes the Bosphorous to NATO members 🤞

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago

She doesn't even go here!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I mean we all know how it works in practice but isn't Israel... not a NATO member? Theoretically there shouldn't be a problem with Turkey invading Israel.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

The Biden administration repeats any israeli talking point, so we can expect Matt Miller to start getting real angry about someone threatening their precious "only democracy in the middle east as long as we ignore Turkey".

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

The consequences of being a wussy...