Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen
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WTF are you blabbering about troll?
Why Is Turkey In NATO?
It's common knowledge. My previous points remain.
The decision to allow Greece and Turkey into alliance stemmed largely from Cold War strategies against the Soviet Union. Greece and Turkey (both with firmly anti-Communist governments) were viewed by the West as bulwarks against Moscow and the spread of communism in Europe. Considering that the Korean War was on the horizon, fears of China and Russia expanding their influence into other parts of the world were realized. (Both Greece and Turkey contributed troops to fight in Korea).
“The main purpose for establishing NATO was to counter the threat of USSR / Communist expansion after World War II,” said Dr. Dilshod Achilov of the Department of Political Science, International Affairs And Public Administration East Tennessee State University. “The roots of accepting non-North Atlantic nations into NATO, mainly Greece and Turkey to begin with, lies at the heart of the Truman Doctrine -- extending military and economic aid to states vulnerable to Soviet threat / expansion.”
Being a NATO member doesn't mean much. Argentina invaded Falklands and nobody helped Britain. Britain had to take back Falklands by itself. Being in NATO doesn't mean other NATO members will act if you get attacked. They may or may not. It's up to them.
And besides, if USSR wanted to influence Turkey, USSR would not invade Turkey. That would not go well with the Turkish population. USSR would have instigated an internal coup in Turkey like what happened in Ukraine in 2013.
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