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Originally Posted by jimbuna
I doubt we will witness Turkey leaving the NATO ranks.
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I never said they would. I just sometimes dreamed loud of a world where they would, however. Dreaming is allowed, or not?
One could maybe motivate them. By establishing a barrage of constant diplomatic affronts and frustrations, like they do with the EU over Cyprus. Forgetting invitations to conferences, meeting staff from second and third lineup only, getting tough over Cyprus, establishing military procedures and routines that they cannot meet, deleting privileged and cost-reduced arms sales and weapon gifts given for free but billing the full market price, and so on. Making them feel unwelcomed. Making them feel like wanting to leave all by themselves.
Difficult with the US and with Germany, though, boith will lobby hard to keep them at all cost. The US is the only reason why Turkish guest workers even moved to Germany in huge numbers in the first. Germany had already said No to Turks moving to Germany when Washington started a so far unprecedented diplomatic pressure offensive to make Germany comply with its demand. A chapter of history that today many people simply do not know anymore when claiming that Germany voluntarily invited them. That is not true, and never was. Also forgotten is that originally the treaty finally signed included a passage saying that after 2 years they all had to move back and that bringing their families to Germany was not allowed.
Tja...