It's also about the signal it sends to every other partner and ally, where we say, listen, like, you're going to have to pick russian systems or american systems. If Turkey can get away with this unscathed, then what's to keep lots of other partners and allies from doing the same thing. when we say, hey, we want to negotiate with you on a deal, but it's got to be to the exclusion of today it's the Russians and maybe another time it's the Chinese. (31:04–31:13)
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Asserts that if Turkey faces no consequences, other U.S. allies might also defy U.S. directives on arms purchases.
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