The scam Turkey was running on NATO until it became obvious

The annual NATO conference is turning out to be a basket of surprises thus far this year, not all of them pleasant. Obviously, the war in Ukraine will be a top issue of discussion, but they will also need to deal with issues of potentially expanding their membership further. That’s where Turkish President (or tyrant) Recep Tayyip Erdogan comes into the picture. Sweden has applied for NATO membership, but unlike Finland, Sweden’s application has been stuck in limbo. The sole reason for that has been Erdogan’s insistence that they are not a reliable enough ally because they “aren’t tough enough” on the Kurds. But today Erodan was changing his tune. He said today that Turkey might approve Sweden’s application, but only if European nations “open the way” for Turkey to join the EU. In other words, it was yet another blackmail scheme… until people noticed. (Yahoo News)Read More