Competition in arms leads to bankruptcy…
When the mammoth agreement with France for the purchase of planes and frigates was announced, joys and festivities followed. The main argument was that we caught Turkey asleep and now that Greece is gaining armaments and can be quiet. The few voices that said that this is not true, because Turkey will react, were not heard during the celebrations. And the indication that, if we lead to frantic arms competition, the country that will retreat economically and socially “buried”.
Less than two months passed and we saw the first reaction of Turkey, which unfortunately confirms that the arms race has already begun and no one knows where it will lead. In fact, Turkey’s partner (not so young) is Spain, a fact that provoked many reactions here, arguing that the fact that it supplies with the opponent is not in line with “the principles of the European Union”. In addition, in an outburst of political hypocrisy, ministers and government parrots rushed to say that this was being done with “socialist” Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez as prime minister. As if to look one by one:
First, the argument that Spain has violated Community “solidarity” and demonstrated “immorality” is ridiculous. Because this country does nothing more than what all arms-producing countries do. Really, has the government ever taken action against Germany, which lavishly says arms to Turkey?
Secondly, pointing out that the Spanish Prime Minister, who he says in Turkey today, is a “socialist” for laughs. True, the government spokesman Mr. Economou knows and all the government parrots that are chewing it, what is Mrs. Merkel who does the same with Sanchez? Is she a socialist? They certainly know that there are no ideological motives or obstacles in trade relations. Nor, of course, an ethical dimension. Do Oikonomou and Adonis, who talk about the “socialist” Sanchez, really know that the quarrels in the armaments of Turkey and Spain started on the right Rahoi? Is it true that the Mitsotakis government does not have good cooperation with the dictator of Egypt Al Sisi? Really, why does it send Greek armed forces and weapons to Arab countries with theocratic and oppressive regimes, which have rivalry with Turkey? How “moral” is that?
Let them leave the hypocrisy. The agreement with France may have been “necessary”, but it will not go unanswered on the other hand. And, as the Spanish-Turkish agreement has shown, Turkey is not at all “isolated” – not even in the European Union – as long as it is willing to buy weapons. And this will be seen in its relations with the United States, if Erdogan or his successor goes back to the S-400. We bought planes and frigates, Turkey will buy an aircraft carrier. What will we do next? Will we order nuclear? It is to make you shudder.
In fact, the only way out of our relations with Turkey is not the constant and destructive arms race. He will go bankrupt in both. Therefore, Greece has every reason to seek to resolve all disputes that cannot be resolved. The current prime minister has said the same. And it is comforting that the current leader of the opposition in Turkey is saying this, perhaps for the first time (interview with “Nea” on Saturday). Because it is possible that Kilicdaroglu is the next governor in Turkey, Greece has taken full advantage of this statement
If the next Turkish government does not belong to Erdogan and wants to restore its relations with Europe and America, the Hague solution may have many chances. I wish. Because only then will the tensions be reduced. And only then Greece, which has less equipment needs and will not run to buy from Macron, to push Turkey to buy from Merkel and Sanchez.
Finally, only then will the two countries be able to live better. And this is not cheap “pacifism”. It can be a realistic solution.
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