Well right now, 90% of the food, water, equipment, etc, gets to our troops via Turkey's air or land.
I'd call that pretty damn valuable.
My grandson is one of those troops - Airborne TF - in one of the most dangerous zones of Afghanistan, 45 minutes from the nearest running water - only MRE's to eat...fired on each and every day, patrolling roads with IED's - and the new equipment being sent to help keep them from being blown up is shipped across Turkey.
There are those who would read your pompous statement and say 