Administration Action Comes in the Wake of Strong Bipartisan Congressional Opposition
WASHINGTON— Responding to strong Congressional pressure, the Trump Administration has officially withdrawn its controversial proposal to allow the sale of U.S. semi-automatic handguns to Turkish President Recep Erdogan’s security detail, which, in May of this year, made international headlines by attacking peaceful American protesters in Washington, D.C., reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).
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I wonder if the arms embargo is real or just a temporary measure.
This arms ambargo was ill-advised in the first place. By imposing such a ban, you are just pushing Turkey into the arms of Russia and other supplier of weapons. An example would be Turkey’s air force is useless against say Greece or Israel, because since the software comes from the US, Turkish jests are unable to target countries that are in NATO or friends of the United States. Once you impose such a ban, that immunity goes out the window.
Please, this is all just symbolic. The US has installed 40 nuclear war heads on historic Armenian lands called Turkey, where the US controls 20 and the Turks control 20. Sybil Edmunds, the FBI agent let go for her whistle blowing, already made clear the Turkish infiltration at the highest levels of the US government. The US State Department are traitors. Have been for decades..
The Turkish government has also been labelled in the shipment of arms to Nigeria. see http://news.bounce.ng/Content/just-in-turkey-denies-shipping-pump-action-riffles-into-nigeria-20170927