US Senate Blocks F-35 Sale to Turkey

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Yes they are...and US chose to sell it to Turkey. Additionally Turkey is a partner country that participated in the JSF(F35) program. After the contract for purchase has been signed...u can't strongarm a country by threatening not to deliver the fighter jet just bcuz they bought a SAM system that u didn't like. This is a clear attempt of violating a country's sovereignty...US shouldn't try to control their decisions. Had Turkey already bought the S400 prior to their purchase of F35 then US could've decided not to sell and that would fall under what u r saying here.

They can cancel sale any time. If you don't like buy pakfa which was rejected by India.

And where does it stop? Let's say Turkey decided not to buy S400...and F35s are then delivered. Then if Turkey decides to do something else that US doesn't like, are they gonna stop the supply of spare parts?...
Should Turkey just become a slave/puppet??

Buying S400 from Russia is obviously not appropriate for a NATO member.

Greece is an operator of S300. Short of purchasing it from Russia...how do u suggest they got it? Maybe they had a magic lamp and a genie came out of it, granting them wishes?

Cyprus bought it and then it moved to Greece because of Turkish pressure.

 

[Umair Nawaz]

their senate is mostly irrelevant in this....
Turkey has unveiled their first ever F35.

 

[Cookie Monster]

They can cancel sale any time. If you don't like buy pakfa which was rejected by India.

Yes Turkey can cancel the sale anytime but Turkey isn't doing anything wrong here. They are just buying a self defense system and honoring their previously signed agreement of the purchase of F35.
Rather the US is threatening them with the cancellation of F35 sales...which again would still be technically legal(just like if Turkey did it) but it doesn't make it right. Agreements are to be honored.

Buying S400 from Russia is obviously not appropriate for a NATO member.

U would be correct had it been an offensive platform. The NATO members need to have interoperability for their weapons systems in order to be able to wage war. S400 is just a SAM system acquired for defense of Turkey...interoperability or not, it will do its job in both cases...just like any analogous western system.

Cyprus bought it and then it moved to Greece because of Turkish pressure.

Yes and then Greece officially bought it in 2007 from Cyprus.

 

[xenon54 out]

If it really comes down to tit for that then Turkey shold move the S-400 to over seas bases or reexport to Azerbaijan, F-35 is way more important.

 

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[T-Rex]

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Who are they? Are you one of them.

 

[PurpleStone]

Who are they? Are you one of them.

They are Turkish pilots getting trained on F-35.