F35s: A tipping point in the US-Turkey relationship?

Three months ago, when the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) and the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) launched the #NoJetsForTurkey campaign (their joint initiative to halt F35 sales to Turkey), doubt was cast as to how effective this effort could be.

When we took out an ad in the New York Times on the effort while thousands of calls and emails flooded the United States Senate, people started to notice how serious the issue was.

As Congress heads into its Memorial Day recess, the fight against transferring F35s to Turkey has definitely been noticed. Let's review what was achieved this past week:

The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted (351-66) to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with a provision to suspend F35 sales and all major defense equipment deliveries to Turkey until the Secretaries of State and...