Cyprus-Forum.com

[SKI-preo]

Turkey's illegal occupation of Cyprus is cited as a reason to prevent US arms sales to Turkey:

Reps. Shelley Berkely (D-Nev.) and Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) have introduced a bill that seeks to block the Defense Department from selling three AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopters to Turkey. The lawmakers said they want to scuttle the deal because they’re unhappy with Turkey for not getting along better with three neighbors: Israel, Armenia and Cyprus.

“We are deeply concerned by Turkey’s increased saber rattling, its threats against Israel, its outlook toward the European Union, its occupation of Cyprus and its unrelenting blockade of Armenia,” Berkley and Engel said in a joint statement Friday. “The U.S. should be busy raising these very serious concerns with Turkey, rather than selling arms to them.”

The Democrats have three Republican co-sponors on the bill: Reps. Michael Grimm (N.Y.), Gus Bilirakis (Fla.) and Ed Royce (Calif.).

[humanist]

they need to do more. how about they boot Turkey from NATO?

[Maximus]

Any country in violation of UN resolutions should be sanctioned until they start complying with international law.

If any country breaks the law, they should be completely isolated with all trade ties suspended.