US eyes Greek island as alternative to Turkish base due to ‘disturbing’ Erdogan actions, senior senator claims

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US eyes Greek island as alternative to Turkish base due to ‘disturbing’ Erdogan actions, senior senator claims - Washington Examiner

US eyes Greek island as alternative to Turkish base due to ‘disturbing’ Erdogan actions, senior senator claims​

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s “disturbing” foreign policy has spurred U.S. officials to intensify preparations to withdraw from Incirlik Air Force base, according to a senior Republican senator and American analysts.

“We don’t know what’s gonna happen to Incirlik,” Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee for Europe, told the Washington Examiner. “We hope for the best, but we have to plan for the worst.”

Erdogan has threatened American access to the base, which reportedly houses dozens of U.S. nuclear weapons, multiple times since he squashed a failed coup attempt in 2016.

Foreign affairs does not seem to attract much attention. One hears things from over there, not knowing whether to believe it or not. All of the sides are hostile to each other and plug their own news.

And of course, we have nuclear weapons at that base in Incirlik (see article).

But the US did get upset that Turkey was talking to Hamas, I’m sure regarded as a terrorist organization with all of this with Israel making deals with UAE, etc.

So, that one thing may have upset us more than many things we hear about in the news.