Quote Originally Posted by gssixgun View Post
They are doing some grumbling but in the end having those two in NATO is a rather large boost
I think it is going to be a little more complicated with Turkey than most would think. Turkey is a member of NATO and controls the very important choke point that separates the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. That may make Turkey important to NATO if for no other reason. Turkey is not a member of the EU despite trying to join for years and being rejected/stalled on the issue. Turkey has already bought batteries of Russian S-400 surface to air missiles to the great displeasure of NATO.

The question, to me, is Turkey trying to leverage it's admission to the EU by raising objections to Finland and Sweden joining NATO? How far are they willing to go on the issue considering they already have bought Russian weapons directly against NATO's expressed wishes? Time is of the essence concerning getting Finland and Sweden into NATO given the current situation with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Any delays in doing that are not a very good idea at this point. I think there is a little more to it than just some grumbling from Turkey. I really hope I am wrong though.

Bob