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Report: US cancels drone deal with Turkey
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Published: 21.10.13, 22:21
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1. Turkey is a two-faced country...
Ivan ,   South Africa   (10.21.13)
2. in all their 'wisdom
tiki ,   belgium   (10.21.13)
the EU decided that precisely now is the time to speed up talks with Turkey to become a full EU member. And then they wonder why so many people will/are voting for anti European parties!
3. Turkey has always had delusions of grandeur.
Ira G. ,   Israel   (10.21.13)
Ataturk was a remarkable visionary that sought to move Turkey into the modern world. His vision has faltered as Turkey is now lead by those that represent the most ignorant, primitive and evil forces in the country. All of the educated and patriotic Turks that I have met never identified with the Arab nation. A great shame when a country slides backwards into an abyss. And they want to part of Europe, since they so obviously share the same liberal and progressive mentality! What a joke!
4. Time to be more vocal about the Armenian Genocide
Mark ,   Lodz, Poland   (10.21.13)
and don't count on Turkey for anything. Maybe the Iranians will be Mahdi enough to take them on before us for interfering in Syria. Sikitr Erdogan Ataturk would be rolling.
5. So if they're not going to Turkey
Mike ,   Toronto   (10.21.13)
Can I get one on discount? My kid would love one of these...
6. Kick them out of NATO
zionist forever   (10.21.13)
NATO members do not go around selling out the spies of friendly states to enemies. Turkey has crossed the line and now a price must be paid and it must be much bigger than the cancelation of a UAV contract and the only price harsh enough is to kick them out of NATO. Israel must also stop sharing any intelligence with Turkey. cancel any planned arms contracts and Israeli companies must stop codeveloping weapons or allowing them to build Israeli weapons under licence. Bibi must also refuse any compensation over the Mavi Mara incident.
7. Not late to change their mind but....
Calibi ,   Sydney Aust   (10.22.13)
Not late to change their mind both Israel and American must be consistent. And that is not to trust Turkey. Moderate Muslim is impotent, even 5% fanatics is enough to make a decision to go against Israel. We love Israel and God bless Israel!!!!!
8. Turks not to be trusted . .
Jacob ,   NZ   (10.22.13)
Time they admitted their part in the Armenian genocide, and paid compensation !!!!!
9. American foreign policy
Sigfried S. Kuhn ,   Aberdeen Md. USA   (10.22.13)
even Obama supporters have to acknowledge that the administration's foreign policy has been disastrous. First, it has antagonized Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries because of its policy on Egypt. Seemingly oblivious to the imminent jihadist dictatorship under the muslin brotherhood and Morsi, the Americans are punishing the army for disposing Morsi. Doesn't the administration have any concerns about the Israeli-Egypt treaty and how cutting off aid will effect the middle east? Would Roosevelt's administration had punished Germany if a coup had toppled Hitler? Just because a regime is elected does not mean it is peace-loving or friendly to American interests. Second, this administration is relying too much on a failed organization---the UN. Tell the victims in Darfur and Rwanda about how wonderful the UN is. Why would anyone believe that an organization of enemies and their own interests would allow the UN to stop genocide if their ally was the murderous regime. Finally, Erdogan has never been a friend to America. He has taken a secular and democratic country and turned it into an Islamic state. Pressuring Israel to apologize to the Turks could be the stupidest and worthless behaviors ever shown by an American administration.
10. Turkey
King ,   USA   (10.22.13)
Turkey should apologize to Armenia and allow the Kurds to have that own homeland in Turkey,Syria and Iran.
11. LOL!
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (10.22.13)
How do you like them apples, Turkey? The most powerful and principal member of NATO just kicked you in the ass. How humiliating is that?
12. Turkey
Nadya ,   California, USA   (10.22.13)
No problem, order your drones from some place else, like China or Russia. America is remiss if it's turning away business because of Israel.
13. Cancellation of drone deal should be followed by ...
Raymond in DC ,   Washington, USA   (10.22.13)
... removal of Turkey from its co-chairmanship of the US-led anti-terrorism group from which, under Turkish pressure, Israel is excluded. NATO should also make clear that Turkey's new Chinese-designed defense system will *not* be integrated into the existing defense structure as that would involve leaking sensitive codes and interfaces to the Chinese. And if Turkey still doesn't get the message, it should be suspended from NATO membership. If they don't like it, let them live with the loss of US support - military and financial. Heck, they're not in the Western corner any longer anyway.
14. US Congress, not Obama
CJK   (10.22.13)
the us congress canceled the delivery of the ten uav's, not obama.
15. Turkey should be kicked out of NATO
CJK   (10.22.13)
turkey is giving secrets of allies to enemy state iran. turkey is buying long range missiles from china, a western adversary. turkey has no place in NATO.
16. TURKISH INTELLIGENCE SERVICE..funny!
Iranian Jew ,   LA   (10.22.13)
Yes, they are looking for intelligence. They have a correct mission, but they have not succeeded to find any yet. These idiots are opposite Assad but help Iran that helps Assad directly? Now, that is really stupid. Fight Assad but help his friend that is helping him. with allies like this one who needs enemies.
17. Strike one.
Ibne Erdogan.   (10.22.13)
For all the filth Erdogoon and his ilk have been throwing in Israel´s direction here´s the first, and hopefully not the last, of the answers. Turkey with Erdogoon Out of the NATO, out of the EU, out of the West. Let them cozy with the civilized UMMAH and the Chinese sharks who in every deal will bite off a turkish limb.
18. Is this yet more proof of Us throwing Israel under the bus?
William ,   Israel   (10.22.13)
It was already known that Turkish intelligence shared Mossad information with Iran following the IDF's attempt to stop the Turkish sponsored legal-blockade busting flotilla in 2010.... but only when Turkey chose a Chinese system for their military defense did the US (and NATO) become concerned enough to pull back military sales to Turkey.
19. What is the function of Nato today ?.
J.K. ,   Brooklyn USA   (10.22.13)
Russia doesn't pose any threat to Europe or North America,while Turkey under fanatic Erdogan is a threat to the west by his collaboration with Iran,Turkey should be ousted from Nato and replaced by Russia.
20. curiouser and curiouser...
tom ,   toronto, canada   (10.22.13)
why are these tidbits of "old news" dribbling out now, 1 or 2 years after the fact? (the spy sellout was 2011, the drones 2012.) is this meant to provide "political cover" for another obama foreign policy mess, as his BFF in the middle east turns out to be yet another anti-american mb mofo? or, since the source seems to be the administration, was the spy story meant to be further humiliation of netanyahu, to ingratiate america to erdogan?
21. No problem, Turkiye buys reverse engineered drones fromChina
Kren   (10.22.13)
We don't care. USA can be a joke of Israel we will just go for technology to Asia. See who benefits more in the end lol
22. Yyyyyeaaah about that
Tommy ,   USA   (10.22.13)
I would trust Iran before I would trust turkey, Israel must be out of its mind to ever trust turkey
23. To #4 Your posting is nothing more than prostitution.
Dov ben David ,   Eilat, Israel   (10.22.13)
You mean that when the Turks play nicely, the world shall be quit, and when the are against Israel, we shall blame them for the Armenian genocide. That is prostitution, and nothing else!
24. Dirty Rat Erdogan & His Crony Fidan Must Pay a Lot MORE!!!
SOn of Cyrus ,   UK   (10.22.13)
25. Turkey
DEB ,   Wash DC   (10.22.13)
Time for the army to step in and remove the Islamists and set things right. That is one of it's responsibilities.
26. This decision ought to make Erdogan furious
Conroy ,   Toronto   (10.22.13)
As Nelson would say: HA HA
27. What is amazing is these drones were to be sold to Turkey in
Geniune Moshe   (10.22.13)
the first place.
28. Time for Israel to withdraw its apology for the Mavi Mara!!
Brett L ,   JHB South Africa   (10.22.13)
29. Erdogan has a solution up his sleeve!
Logic ,   Israel   (10.22.13)
Drones are passe. He will order the production of anti-Zionist spy hawks, sharks, and white poodles to replace those drones.
30. #20 maybe
(10.22.13)
Maybe this is part of the "chemical weapons deal": in exchange for Putin's help in Syria, Obama sells out Turkey who are the primary supporters of the Sunni Jihadists. That would explain the timing of the leak by Obama (to blame the Jews), would explain why the Saudis are so mad, and would explain today's bus bomb in Volgograd.
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