Quote (ferdia @ May 13 2022 12:36pm)
its a bit rich of him to say this but well, i wonder if any other of the Nato members are also objecting?
Most will fall in line and accept it, I think they get accepted but Turkey is very much self-centered and recognizes it's very important status to the west as being part of NATO. They have a very large army and are strategically located. I found this interesting info on Turkish disposition on Nato:
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While there have not been polls on support for NATO since the invasion began, in recent years Turkey has consistently ranked as having the lowest support for NATO among member states.
In January 2022, Metropoll polling agency released an interesting finding. When asked the question, "In its foreign policy, should Turkey give priority to Russia and China or to the US and the EU?” 39.4% opted for the Russia and China options, while 37.5% said the EU and the US. And recent statements by various figures seem to indicate sentiments are not changing.
Indeed, 2019 PEW research reveals that the Turkish public has the lowest favorable ratings of NATO among member states, with only 21% of those polled stating a positive view of the alliance. In the same year, non-NATO member countries such as Ukraine and Sweden held 53% and 63% favorable ratings of the organization, respectively.
There is only one non-NATO country, Russia, where the public holds a less favorable rating of NATO than Turkey, with 16%.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/03/turkish-public-support-nato-declinesThis post was edited by ofthevoid on May 13 2022 10:41am