American F-16s going to Turkey

[Eduardo Munoz/Pool via AP]

As US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be hosting his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Washington on Wednesday, the Biden administration will be moving ahead with its stated intention to supply Turkey with 40 new F-16s and modernization kits to upgrade 80 of its older ones.

The effort will need to go through a reluctant Congress where there will be a debate about how reliable an ally Turkey is.

It is not only Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's unprecedented direct threats of invading Greece and the skyrocketing number of Turkish incursions into Greek airspace and over Greek territory which are obviously a matter of deep concern for Athens.

It is Turkey's behavior more generally, with the purchase of S-400s from Russia topping the list of actions, that irritate many on both sides of the aisle.

Other moves include Ankara's stance on...

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