Comments by "peabase" (@peabase) on "Turkey cancels Swedish visit over far-right protest at embassy | DW News" video.

@denisgorjunov Turkey experiencing modest growth after years of recession is nice, but if close to 70% of Turks claim they struggle to pay for food, the economic situation is far more dire in Turkey than in Finland, where I'm sure no one goes hungry. Say, how are you doing food-wise in Russia? Keep some potatoes to eat. Not everything should go into making vodka.
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Be that as it may, the Turkish Air Force doesn't have the luxury of waiting for "another 5 years" for new F-16 fighter aircraft and upgrades to its older ones. It's a public secret that the USA won't approve the arms deal unless the Turkish parliament ratifies the accession of Sweden and Finland into NATO. Erdogan is a bazaar merchant. He knows when to make the transaction. It's not like he's getting F-35s if he keeps making a nuisance of himself.
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Twisted Realpolitik that had a place in the 20th century, but in not the 21st.
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Let me guess, Greta hurt your feelings.
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And drama queens come out of the woodwork.
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@louise_rose What a silly gal you are. You'd like to be invited to parties yourself!
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@gfys756 If Sweden harbours "terrorists" and has to be kept out of NATO on account of it, Turkey should start ousting half of NATO from the alliance for the very same reason -- or leave itself, which would be the easiest solution. The US harbours Gülen, Erdogan's arch-rival, who's -- surprise-surprise -- sought by Turkey for terrorism.
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