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Trump’s Turkey S-400 delusion

By Tom Rogan
Published July 16, 2019 8:10pm ET
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Trump’s Turkey S-400 delusion
Military vehicles and equipment, parts of the S-400 air defense systems, are unloaded from a Russian transport aircraft, at Murted military airport in Ankara, Turkey, on Friday. The first shipment of a Russian missile defense system has arrived in Turkey, the Turkish Defense Ministry said Friday, moving the country closer to possible U.S. sanctions and a new standoff with Washington. The U.S. has strongly urged NATO member Turkey to pull back from the deal, warning the country that it will face economic sanctions. | (Turkish Defence Ministry via AP, Pool)

President Trump showed great ignorance on Tuesday when he stated, “Because of the fact that [Turkey] bought a Russian missile, we’re not allowed to sell them billions of dollars worth of aircraft. It’s not a fair situation.”

Sorry, Mr. President, it is both fair and necessary.

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