That 40 engines what will be putted on Kaan is denied because off CAATSA. And getting a sqaudron off F35 to learn and counter it. If we had the money, 100+ Kaan, 110 F35, 280 F-16V, 48EF. That would be a banger but we don't have the money, so we will not comply old order.
I fully understand and accept the compromises a nation is sometimes compelled to make when faced with the pressures of reality.
Whether for individuals or nations, the fundamental law of human society is that the strong prey on the weak. Consequently, when an individual or a country faces overwhelming pressure, making compromises becomes inevitable. This is a basic rule of human society, and I respect that.
Some nations have been forced to cancel purchases of Su-35 fighter jets or HQ air-defense missiles due to pressure from the United States. Such actions are entirely understandable and acceptable in the international arena.
China, too, has experienced similar situations; there is no shame in it.
What is truly shameful is the behavior of certain Turkish nationalists on this forum.
When the U.S. warned Turkey against purchasing the Russian S-400 air-defense system, the Erdoğan administration chose a stance of tough defiance—a move that made some people proud, viewing it as a display of governmental strength.
When U.S. sanctions arrived, the Erdoğan administration chose to continue resisting and to pursue independent development—something that thrilled certain individuals!
Yet, when Turkey found it increasingly difficult to bear the pressure of CAATSA sanctions and the Erdoğan administration began to compromise, those same individuals tried to spin the narrative and rationalize the situation.
1. CAATSA is a piece of U.S. domestic legislation; it is neither international law nor a NATO regulation. Nothing in the NATO charter or its mechanisms provides a basis for imposing economic or arms-trade sanctions on member states.
2. As a NATO member, Turkey is neither the first nor the only NATO nation to purchase weapons from Russia.
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