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Critics say Turkey uses US-made F-16 fighters to kill civilians
So doesn’t this — and the $259 million in planned upgrades — violate Biden’s brand new arms transfer policy?
- Jacob Batinga
- Responsible Statecraft
The Biden administration announced last week that it intends to move forward with a $259 million sale of upgrades to Turkey’s fleet of F-16s after leaders in Congress gave their “informal approval.”
While the administration’s requested $20 billion arms transfer to Turkey is still pending due to congressional resistance, last week’s smaller sale was meant to send a “positive signal” to Ankara following Turkey’s approval last month of Finland’s….