• Turkey's Erdogan says

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jul 7 21:07:25 2023
    Turkey's Erdogan says Ukraine deserves NATO membership =============================

    Interesting...

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  • From Thomas@21:1/5 to JAB on Sat Jul 8 03:48:05 2023
    On Friday, July 7, 2023 at 10:07:27 PM UTC-4, JAB wrote:
    Turkey's Erdogan says Ukraine deserves NATO membership =============================

    Interesting...
    Turkey does not deserve membership.

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jul 8 06:20:40 2023
    On Sat, 8 Jul 2023 03:48:05 -0700 (PDT), Thomas <canope234@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    Turkey's Erdogan says Ukraine deserves NATO membership
    =============================

    Turkey does not deserve membership.

    It's not Turkey, but Erdogan....

    Why Is Turkey Still in NATO? https://www.cato.org/commentary/why-turkey-still-nato#

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jul 10 11:47:13 2023
    On Sat, 8 Jul 2023 03:48:05 -0700 (PDT), Thomas <canope234@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    Turkey does not deserve membership.

    Erdogan is the problem...




    Erdogan links Sweden's NATO membership to Turkey's EU accession


    Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, in an unexpected move, said on
    Monday the European Union should open the way for Ankara's accession
    to the bloc before Turkey's parliament approves Sweden's bid to join
    the NATO military alliance.

    Turkey's bid to join the EU has been frozen for years after membership
    talks were launched in 2005 under Erdogan's first term as prime
    minister.

    The ties between Ankara and members of the bloc soured several years
    ago, especially after a 2016 failed coup attempt in Turkey, but have
    since improved. The bloc depends on the help of NATO ally Ankara,
    particularly on migration.

    https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/erdogan-links-swedens-nato-membership-turkeys-eu-accession-2023-07-10/

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