11-06-2010, 08:47 PM
Peter Presland Wrote:More from Anti-War.com. Seems the Israeli lobby is already calling for the suspension of Turkey from NATO as a prelude to expulsion.
This has the potential to get seriously out of control.
Not necessarily. It's a preemptive bluff to try to keep NATO from performing their treaty duties if Turkey is attacked. Same sort of tactic as blaming the peaceniks when the IDF had hit lists. The response will logically be to tell the US they are welcome to the leave the alliance if they no longer want to enforce Article 5, which would end NATO participation in Afghanistan as well in one fell swoop.