Sep 18, 12:41 PM EDT APNEWSBREAK: US NIXES PROPOSAL TO LET TURKEY GUARDS BUY GUNS BY JOSH LEDERMAN ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Trump administration is withdrawing a proposal to let Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's security guards buy $1.2 million in U.S.-made weapons following violence against protesters during Erdogan's visit to Washington this spring.
A congressional official says the State Department has formally withdrawn its notification to Congress of the planned sale. The official wasn't authorized to discuss the issue publicly and demanded anonymity.
Earlier this year, the administration told Congress it planned to allow New Hampshire gunmaker Sig Sauer to sell the weapons, which include hundreds of semi-automatic handguns and ammunition. The weapons would have gone to an intermediary in Turkey for use by Erdogan's presidential security forces.
Nineteen people including 15 identified as Turkish security officials have been indicted by a U.S. grand jury for attacking protesters in May.
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Sap
September 18, 2017, 12:48 PM
Il Cattivo
Good! Let's see if those Caniks are drop-safe in the hands of Erdogan's little goon squad!
September 18, 2017, 12:50 PM
LDD
Loses?
Given Erdogan's reputation, this might be a graceful way for SIG to bow out of what ultimately might be a bad deal.
September 18, 2017, 04:55 PM
Oat_Action_Man
From a perspective of international politics, I've got no problem with this at all.
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September 18, 2017, 07:25 PM
BBMW
Now much longer is Turkey going to stay in NATO?This message has been edited. Last edited by: BBMW,
September 18, 2017, 07:57 PM
220-9er
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Originally posted by BBMW: Now much longer is Turkey going to stay I NATO?
As long as we keep giving them aid and we find some value in them being a supposed friend. They continue to milk that relationship for all it's worth. They are on a valuable (strategic) piece of real estate.