Comments by "Valen Ron" (@valenrn8657) on "Greece and Turkey Are Playing Dangerous War Games on the Aegean Sea" video.

  1.  @Pats4lyfe  Turkey has it's own economic problems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_currency_and_debt_crisis,_2018 The crisis has brought considerable risks of financial contagion. One aspect concerns risk to foreign lenders, where according to the Bank for International Settlements, international banks had outstanding loans of $224 billion to Turkish borrowers, including $83 billion from banks in Spain, $35 billion from banks in France, $18 billion from banks in Italy, $17 billion each from banks in the United States and in the United Kingdom, and $13 billion from banks in Germany.[125][126] Another aspect concerns the situation of other emerging economies with high levels of debt denominated in USD or EUR, with respect to which Turkey may either be considered "a canary in the coalmine" or even by its crisis and the bad handling thereof increase international investors' retreat for increased perception of risk in such countries.
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  2.  @Pats4lyfe  1. Greece is an EU member. 2. There's a gas pipeline from Israel to Greek Cypriot (EU) to Greece (EU) https://www.european-views.com/2019/03/us-throws-weight-behind-greece-cyprus-israel-for-eastmed-natural-gas-pipeline/ US supports gas pipeline from Israel to Greek Cypriot (EU) to Greece (EU). When there's hydrocarbon issues, US and EU will be active. 3. Greece has F-16V Block 70/71 while Turkey has older F-16C Block 52+ 4. Greece has an allance with Israel, hence F-35I would come into this picture. 5. There's Australian interest with Israeli gas i.e. Australia's largest natural gas and oil company, Woodside Petroleum. https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-australian-company-buys-into-israeli-natural-gas/ Australia has a squadron of F-35A Block 3F, 24 F/A-18F Block 2 Super Hornets, 11 EA-18 and 71 F/A-18A MLU (similar to F-16C Block 52+). 6. There's US interest with Cyprus gas i.e. ExxonMobile https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/28/exxonmobil-makes-big-natural-gas-discovery-off-the-coast-of-cyprus.html It's not advisable to get in the way US/EU gas interest. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/summary/glossary/mutual_defence.html The Treaty of Lisbon strengthens the solidarity between EU countries in dealing with external threats by introducing a mutual defence clause (Article 42(7) of the Treaty on European Union). This clause provides that if an EU country is the victim of armed aggression on its territory, the other EU countries have an obligation to aid and assist it by all the means in their power, in accordance with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter. Article 43(1) The tasks referred to in Article 42(1), in the course of which the Union may use civilian and military means, shall include joint disarmament operations, humanitarian and rescue tasks, military advice and assistance tasks, conflict prevention and peace-keeping tasks, tasks of combat forces in crisis management, including peace-making and post-conflict stabilisation. All these tasks may contribute to the fight against terrorism, including by supporting third countries in combating terrorism in their territories The Treaty of Lisbon lays the ground work for European Army. EU is more poltical union since it has judicial and monetary union, hence it's proto-United States of Europe. NATO agreement does not apply when there's conflicts between NATO members, hence EU's Article 42(7) would be used. EU supported Australia's geopolitics in Antarctica against Russia/China US supported New Zealand's geopolitics in Antarctica against Russia/China The gas pipeline from Israel, Greek Cypriot and Greece are attracting US, EU and Australia.
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  3.  @Pats4lyfe  Turkey's GDP is half of Australia's GDP Russia's GDP is similar to Canada's and Australia's GDP Turkey wasn't key developer for F-35 ttps://www.defensenews.com/air/2018/12/04/no-devastating-impact-to-f-35-industrial-base-if-turkey-pushed-from-program-air-force-official-says/ No ‘devastating impact’ to F-35 industrial base if Turkey removed from program, says US Air Force official Turkey's Participation 1. Alp Aviation, Titanium integrally bladed rotors for F135 engine. Pratt & Whitney's out-sourcing. Not the only company with Titanium forging capability. https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/norsk-titanium-pratt-whitney-3d-printed-integrally-bladed-rotor-and-more-aerospace-announcements-136551/ Norway's Norsk Titanium, alternative source for manufactured integrally bladed Titanium rotor Dated: JULY 19th, 2018 2. AYESAS, Circuit card subassembly portions of Missile Remote Interface Unit. Not the only company with this capability. 3. Fokker Elmo, 40 percent of the F-35 Electrical Wiring & Interconnection System (EWIS). Not the only company with this capability. 4. Kale Aero, Fuselage Sections: Fuselage parts manufacture & processing, for LM Aero/Northrop Grumman/TAI. Not the only company with this capability. 5. Turkish Aerospace Industries, TAI manufactures and assembles the center fuselages, produces composite skins and weapon bay doors, and manufactures fiber placement composite air inlet ducts. Not the only company with this capability. It's Northrop Grumman responsibility for main centre fuselage and Northrop Grumman out source it .
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  4. Greece is not in JSF program. Greece has F-16V Block 70/72 alternative. Greece has ordered 84 F-16V Block 70/72 upgrade kits for it's 154 F-16C/D Block 52+.
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  5. EU's Treaty of Lisbon has Article 42(7) when NATO Article 5 is only applicable for external forces outside of NATO.
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  6. US doesn't need Iraqi oil.
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  7. Let's hope Trump is NOT Obama/Hillary/EU when it caused regime change on Libya. Hint: EU needs Libya's hydrocarbon. Reminder, EU has Treaty of Lisbon Article 42(7) and Article 43(1).
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  8. Greece and Turkey joined NATO on October 1951.
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  9. Greece has updated F-16V Block 70/71.
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  10. Greeks would have 85 F-16V Block 70/72 units with rest being in the older F-16 Blocks. https://www.janes.com/article/85383/lm-contracted-to-upgrade-greek-f-16s The award comes eight months after the Greek Ministry of Defence (MoD) gave final approval for upgrades to 85 (this number has now been reduced by one) of its 154 F-16C/D Block 52+ and Block 52+ Advanced aircraft with the goal of extending their service lives through to 2048. While the HAF’s earlier F-16C/D Block 30 and Block 50 aircraft are not included, they are expected to receive equipment donated from the upgraded platforms.
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  11. Tell that to the Greek government.
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  12. Reminder, 1. Greece and Greek Cyprus are EU members. 2. EU has interest with Greek-Cyprus-Israel gas. 3. US has interest with Greek-Cyprus-Israel gas.
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  13. NATO can't stop re-emergence "old world" issues.
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