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The foreign policy followed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seems to be leading the Americans to withdraw from the Incirlik base, considering the port of Souda in Crete as an alternative.
Although the United States and Turkey have been NATO allies since 1952, Tensions between the two countries have increased in recent years as the interests of Washington and Ankara become increasingly contradictory.
The United States Senator, Ron Johnson, declared that Greece could it is an alternative if Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan closes the military base in Incirlik.
Specifically, Johnson reported on Friday (9/11) in the “Washington Examiner”:
“We do not know what will happen in Incirlik. We want to maintain our full presence and cooperation in Turkey. I don’t think we want to make this strategic change, but I think that, from a defensive point of view, we have to look at the reality of the situation that Erdogan is in is not good. We are examining and to Greece as an alternative».
He, who chairs the subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for Europe, added:
“It is disturbing. It is very disturbing and it is one of the reasons why we are definitely increasing and improving our military cooperation with Greece. strengthen our presence in the Gulf of Souda, because our presence, frankly, in Turkey is definitely threatened».
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