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Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
I understand now. But I think that's silly. There were a lot of statements made for public consumption. If we needed Turkey to take that position, it didn't need to broadcast to the American public.
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I'm missing this somehow. Invocation of NATO help between nations is a very public process. This wasn't something that could be helped. Plus, if I remember correctly, the timing on this would have been wrong for the idea that "imminent", in this context, was being used to Pump You Up.
(ETA - maybe forget that last sentence - as I think about it, I don't remember for certain when this occurred.)
