[arthurus]

Türkiye was a vital piece of the bulwark facing the USSR. When the USSR went away Türkiye should have been gıven a nice party then bid adieu.

[dfwgator]

In hindsight, maybe we should have just let the USSR have Turkey.

[richardtavor]

Astute observation. They were a necessary evil when NATO was formed, but never contributed mucu, except for allowing our missiles and the bases. Now, we can launch missiles from anywhere in the world and there is less need for Incirclik...