Neoconservative Senator Lindsey Graham has stated he supports the Biden administration’s decision to sell F-16 fighter jets to Turkey. The pro war elements in America remain pro Turkish. Graham is proof that there is no substantive difference in foreign policy between the Democrats and the neoconservative faction of the Republican Party.
Graham visited Turkey and proved how stupid many elected officials really are. A politician visits a country and is easily charmed. This speaks poorly of the Senator’s intellect and understanding of history and world affairs. According to Ekathemerini, Graham says the US and Turkey have had a “problematic relationship at times”.
Graham and Biden are united by the fact that they are both warmongers and believe the propaganda of the neocons. Trump was less than perfect on Greek issues, but a major improvement over all his predecessors Republicans and Democrats. He was certainly better for Greece than Biden has been.
Donald Trump and Mike Pompeo supported the Greece-Cyprus-Israel pipeline agreement that Biden and Victoria Nuland torpedoed. Two years ago, Greece successfully chased a Turkish ship away from the island of Castellorizo. Trump’s refusal to intervene was beneficial to Greece.
With the Biden administration backing Turkey, it is noticeable that Greece has been having a more difficult time with Ankara as the Turks openly claim the Greek islands. Graham is a neoconservative just like Victoria Nuland. These are shady and unscrupulous people. It says something about Biden that he is working with such people.
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Any which way the wind blows, Lindsey Graham. He has no strong beliefs, he swings with the political winds. And that means with the NEOCONS/NEOLIBS now. He’s absolutely useless and not to be relied on.
This Democrat Administration owes Greece and in particular PM Mitsotakis. Greece was recently placed on an ‘Unfriendly Nation list’ by Russia, owing to Greece’s decision to glom onto the Russian Sanctions policy. Greece supported the Biden State Department policy and it cost Greece a historical, close relationship with Russia. At the very least the USA need to favor Greece with some qualitative weapon systems to keep them superior to Turkey in Air Defense capability. Pushing Erdogan to be more accommodative on Cyprus might be another thing Greece could insist on. Between now and the November Election the Greek government need to be active and insistent. If Mitsotakis has gotten played by Washington DC with nothing to show for it-other than his speech to Congress-he will have been judged a failure as PM.
Greece should be looking to the post Biden era. Things are pretty decent overall. Graham is like one of those mythical Japanese soldiers who were said to be fighting even after World War two ended. Some people do not understand that the world has changed.
I think there are elements in both parties that are beginning to view Turkey as a threat. Graham, Biden, and others are old and are also incapable of seeing beyond their anti Russian hatred.