Comments by "peabase" (@peabase) on "Turkish FM says any new European defence architecture without Turkey is unrealistic" video.

  1. So, Turkey has given up on the US, too, and acknowledges that the US has gone over to the dark side.
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  2.  @yuzeymaokanime583  That could be the case if Turkey was presently in the market for a missile system. Only they acquired the S-400 years ago.
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  3.  @yuzeymaokanime583  Your claim doesn't really agree with the title of this vid, does it?
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  4.  @williamdavis9562  Uh, Turkey wants in on a European military alliance, that's what this is about. Turkey has been keen to join the EU for ages, too, and it's not because they have a stronger economy -- rather, theirs is a wonky one. May I also remind you that America has a healthy appetite for European products, while American products -- in sofar as they still exist -- fare relatively poorly on the discerning European marketplace. If you haven't noticed, Trump regularly throws hissy fits about it.
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  5.  @williamdavis9562  Sure, Turkey wants in. Had you watched the video, you would've spotted the headline that literally says: "ANKARA WANTS IN..." You seem to hold the notion that being in the same military alliance comes with technology transfer perks. If you knew about the arms industry, you'd know that Germany, despite being a fellow NATO member, has withheld tank tech from Turkey because of the latter's self-serving involvement in the Syrian Civil War. Turkey's indigenous main battle tank, the Altay, has been seriously delayed because of it. Incidentally, the same embargoed German tech can be found on the M1 Abrams. The armour of the Abrams, too, is of British origin. At the very least you should know about the F-35, which Turkey doesn't get to have on account of its S-400 acquisition, which was already mentioned in this thread. So much for your tech transfer theory. If Europe is a vassal of the US, as you claim, why the sudden falling-out with Europe on Ukraine? And how about the looming trade war -- can't the king in your fairy tale keep its vassals in check? No, you're just unthinkingly parroting stale Russian propaganda. Stale propaganda, because a delighted Kremlin now feels that US foreign policy aligns with that of Russia. If anything, that's sick. You must've missed the previous trade wars between the EU and the US. It's always tit-for-tat. The last time, Trump quickly stopped aggravating the situation and both sides suspended their tariffs indefinitely. Interestingly, Trump now wants to fight trade wars on multiple fronts. What is it now, Canada, Mexico, China and the EU? That's a losing proposition.
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