Comments by "Valen Ron" (@valenrn8657) on "Could Greece and France stop Turkey from taking the eastern Mediterranean?" video.

  1. EU has a “mutual defense clause" article 42.7 of the Treaty of the European Union (TEU). NATO’s Article 5 can be seen as similar to article 42.7 TEU. NATO’s Article 5 can't be used when two or more NATO members are at war with each other. Invoking Article 42.7 TEU might bring EU's F-35A Block 3F fleet into the mix e.g. F-35 fleets of Italy and Netherlands. Norway is not an EU member. UK will soon be out of EU, but UK has bases in Cyprus. https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/09/23/pax-mediterranea-italy-turkey-france-oil-european-union/ France and Italy join forces against Turkey. Franco-Italian energy cooperation already established. There's a gas pipeline EastMed project from Israel to Greece via southern Cyprus. Israel has open the door for Turkey on joining EastMed energy cooperation. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-greece-cyprus-israel-pipeline-idUSKBN1Z10R5 EastMed project has Israel, Cyprus, Greece, and Italy. https://www.neweurope.eu/article/eu-reiterates-support-for-eastmed-pipe-urges-turkey-to-respect-international-law/ EU supports the EastMed project. From https://theintercept.com/2020/02/06/congress-exxon-mobil-eastmed-pipeline-cyprus/ US Congress backs Exxon Mobil's EastMed project. When there are hydrocarbon fuels, the US will be interested. U.S. military brought the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit to Limassol, Cyprus, on the USS Iwo Jima (Wasp-class LHD) as Exxon Mobil commenced exploratory drilling in the region. USS Iwo Jima (Wasp-class LHD) has 20 F-35B. Noble Energy (Chevron, USA) and Qatar Petroleum also supports the EastMed project.
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