Washington Examiner: Turkey weighs booting US from Incirlik air base
Now that Washington and Ankara are at odds over military operations in northern Syria, Turkey is questioning why it continues to allow the U.S. to use its strategically important Incirlik air base in the fight against the Islamic State.
The veiled threat comes as Turkish military forces have been supporting Syrian rebels in the north to liberate the Syrian town of al-Bab from Islamic State control.
The Turkish operation dubbed "Euphrates Shield" is ostensibly intended to clear "terrorists" from the area of Syria that borders Turkey. But the U.S. does not support the offensive because it also appears aimed at the Syrian Kurdish militia, the People's Protection Units, or YPG.
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WNU Editor: I guess this "threat" to close the base to U.S. operations has resulted in this .... U.S.-led coalition carried out flights to support Turkish forces in Syria (Reuters)
More News On Turkish Threats To Close Incirlik Air Base To US Air Operations
Turkey Makes Veiled Threat Over Incirlik -- AP
Turkey brandishes Incirlik card to threaten US -- Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor
Turkey ‘questions’ US use of İncirlik air base -- Hurriyet Daily News
Turkey using Incirlik airbase as leverage for US air support for Syria incursion -- Press TV
Turkey in ‘confidence crisis’ with US ally, questions use of airbase -- RUDAW
2 comments:
Why don't we boot Turkey from NATO? Of course it's doubtful the US has the authority or power to "boot" anyone from NATO except perhaps itself.
At a minimum, tell NATO members that if Turkey is allowed to remain NATO the US will withdraw forthwith. NATO members will probably choose Turkey over the United States. On the plus side, the United States will FINALLY be freed from this "alliance" that hss been draining America and has negative impact on America's national security for decades.
One of the "lovely flaws" of the Atlantic Charter, ( NATO) is that there is no mechanism to kick a Member Nation out.
Nations can elect to quit, ( France), but the only mechanism to regulate Membership is about joining NATO.
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