Comments by "Tim Trewyn" (@timtrewyn453) on "Turkey is the Wildcard of NATO" video.

@KendinEfkarli I agree that Russia is probably Turkey's least cost option for oil. But Turkey could receive oil from the Middle East through the Suez Canal from many different oil producing, Islamic states. I thought Turkey was heading in a more Islamic direction, rather than empowering non-Islamic states. Of course, it is Turkey's choice. But the NATO countries also have choices. I see Turkey and NATO moving away from each other. Yes, I think it is mutual, not just Turkey, not just NATO.
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@KendinEfkarli My understanding is that Turkey's purchase of Russian S400 AD system led to the suspension of the F35 deal. Sounds like Turkey may have a refund coming.
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Turkey might take a look at Russia and decide Russia is not the threat Turkey has thought it was. Turkey has the ongoing issue of who to buy weapons from. The S400 deal really set them back with NATO. It was a signal to NATO that NATO systems in Turkey are probably open for Russian inspection. Hope they saved a lot of money on that deal. NATO might take a look at Russia and decide it does not need Turkey. Maybe that's a card to play in settling matters in Ukraine. The benefits of more NATO agenda items passing may outweigh the loss of Turkey. Maybe it could be a fairly gracious separation.
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Now that you have been able to observe the performance of the Russian military, do you consider Russia to be less of a threat and thus feel less of a need to be a part of NATO?
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@KendinEfkarli Why wouldn't Iraq and Iran, as Islamic Republics, be preferred sources of oil for Turkey?
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@KendinEfkarli What reason did the US give for that?
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