[exit82]

Interesting—this NATO angle.

Use of Turkish armed forces to protect a flotilla interfering with the security of Israel is a provocation, so Israel interdicting the Turkish protected force could not be seen as act of war, but as one of defense by Israel.

Therefore, Turkey cannot then invoke the NATO charter.

Besides after Turkey’s perfidy in 2003 with not allowing our armed forces to invade Iraq from Turkey, they can go to hell.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Use of Turkish armed forces to protect a flotilla interfering with the security of Israel is a provocation

Here's Turkey's response: How does a humanitarian mission (cue the devastation of Gaza) interfere with Israel's security?

[GeronL]

Since Gaza is not Israeli territory, don’t you think all these anti-Israeli NATO countries would take Turkey’s side??