Turkey may block Finland, Sweden from joining NATO

It’s certainly an opportunity for Turkey or other NATO states to try to get what they want including in non-security realms.

Could be cheaper to pay everyone else to vote Turkey out. What a disgusting show of poor faith this is.

I'd trade turkey for Finland and Sweden.

shouldn't be dong them ANY favors. That's scary.

Turkey's geographical location has made it a bulwark against Russian expansion all these years, but it's still a very troublesome NATO member.

There is a greater likelihood of Turkey withdrawing from NATO than NATO kicking Turkey out.

Using their geographical position in this war to squeeze out concessions.

the problem is both countries have supported Kurdish political parties and groups in Turkey. Erdogan would like to murder such people without consequence.

Long term I would like to see an independent Kurdistan and we can build a new air base there when we get thrown out of Incirlik. There's no easy solution for access to the Black Sea though.

The whole raison d'etre for NATO is to combine against Russia (ex-USSR). Seems like a member negating the whole raison d'etre signs it out of the outfit.

Typical Russky projection propaganda

and exclude turkey

problem solved

Turkey seems like a really big nuisance, at best. Would we want to go to war to defend Turkey? Not me!

Finland and Sweden are already members.

The EU needs to start taking on a larger military defense role.

The UK has already done it.

That ONE person can stand in the way of an overwhelming majority.

Erdogan has NO authority over the vote of NATO nations. Give Finland and Sweden their membership. Let him have his temper tantrum, and reveal to the world what his true agenda is for all to see.

I remember his trip to the WH, when he brought with him a number of street thugs who proceeded to beat American citizens protesting Turkish policy nearby. He had NO respect for American citizens, American Laws and the Constitution's First Amendment right to free speech. He is nothing but a thug himself. I am tired of thugs pushing people and countries around.