Middle East Forum Action Alert
December 1, 2022
Türkiye threatens war with American allies in Eastern Mediterranean; Demand action from Congress.
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Click on the "Take Action" button above to tell your Congress members to stop the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Türkiye, which is using American-made aircraft to bomb U.S allies in Syria and provoke war with fellow NATO ally Greece.
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In July, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included a provision conditioning the sale of F-16s and related modernization kits to Türkiye. Section 1271 requires the White House to provide "concrete steps taken to ensure that such F-16s are not used by Türkiye for repeated unauthorized territorial overflights of Greece."
While the House amendment passed with a strong bipartisan majority, the Senate did not get the opportunity to introduce a similar amendment to its own version of the NDAA. The two chambers must reconcile the differences in the bill through a process of "conference negotiations," where the fate of the House's F-16 provision will be decided.
This is where concerned citizens like you can make a difference. Please select the "Take Action" button, and you will be asked to enter basic personal information to identify your elected officials in Congress. With the click of a button, you will send thoughtful, pre-written emails to your elected representatives, asking them to strike a deal in the final version of the 2023 NDAA that includes conditions on the sale of F-16s to Türkiye. |
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Thank you for your participation and please stay subscribed to this campaign for further updates. Time is short, but the Middle East Forum is working behind the scenes to ensure that Türkiye is barred from receiving American-made fighter jets until it stops encroaching on Greek territory and threatening the integrity of the NATO alliance.
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For more information, contact:
Benjamin Baird, Project Director
Baird@MEForum.org
215-546-5406 |
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The Middle East Forum, an activist think tank, deals with the Middle East, Islamism, U.S. foreign policy, and related topics, urging bold measures to protect Americans and their allies. Pursuing its goals via intellectual, operational, and philanthropic means, the Forum recurrently has policy ideas adopted by the U.S. government.
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