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| Tango01 | 06 Jul 2020 9:20 p.m. PST |
… Alleged Actions as Cause "France has pulled out of a NATO naval mission in the Mediterranean in protest against a Turkish frigate allegedly switching on targeting radar on a French warship, plunging ties between two members of the military alliance to a new low. "The president of the French republic has decided to withdraw French capabilities from Sea Guardian until further notice," armed forces minister Florence Parly told July 2 members of the European parliament on the defense and security committee. That French suspension from the Nato maritime security operation, dubbed Sea Guardian, was in response to a Turkish warship, the Orucreis, June 10 "lighting up" with targeting radar a French frigate, the Courbet, which sought to inspect a Turkish cargo ship…"
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| Thresher01 | 07 Jul 2020 4:47 a.m. PST |
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| jdpintex | 07 Jul 2020 6:07 a.m. PST |
They didn't have fire control radar? Either the mission is worthwhile or it isn't. Why are they putting up with the Turks doing this. Instead they withdrew from the mission! |
| mjkerner | 07 Jul 2020 7:15 a.m. PST |
With friends like the Turks, who needs enemies? |
| CFeicht | 07 Jul 2020 11:06 a.m. PST |
I guess Suleiman and Francis aren't in power anymore! |
| Thresher01 | 07 Jul 2020 1:10 p.m. PST |
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| Jcfrog | 07 Jul 2020 1:31 p.m. PST |
They withdrew because the blocade was then a joke, pierced by a NATo member.
It costs, for nothing.
They sent a frigate in the Cyprus waters the Turks are drilling for gas, to show that two can play games. Unfortunatelly no one has guts and power to show the sultan the stop signal. External and internally.
Weakness… it also comes easily when you are broke. |
| Tango01 | 07 Jul 2020 9:04 p.m. PST |
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