As America attempts a quid pro quo with Turkey despite its demands (it wants fighter jets as a reward for allowing Sweden to join NATO), another question is whether America should be selling fighter jets to Turkey at all, considering how they may be utilized by Turkey’s hostile President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Reuters reports: U.S. […]
America Gives Israel Lots of Foreign Aid — And ‘Now For the Rest of the Story’
The army of Israel-haters like to remind us about all the aid the American government gives to Israel. And it’s true: Israel is now given $3.8 billion in annual aid, more than any other country, though less than what Washington has been giving to just two Arab states, Egypt and Jordan. And that $3.8 billion annual […]
Greece boosts armed forces amid rising Turkish aggression
Turkey’s ongoing provocation toward Greece has warranted Greece to “introduce an increase in military service for conscripts serving in the army from nine to 12 months, starting in May, as part of a program to boost the armed forces amid tension with regional rival Turkey.” Greece has also been building up its military with new […]