Declaring war isnt the only way these assholes of countries (US and Russia) can hurt you, you know
For example, the US, might say that "due to Turkey's continued violations of kurdish rights and further incursion into Syria, we decided to impose sanctions on
those who deals with Turkey economically or militarily"....The moment this is done, you can say bye bye to any sort of growth in the country. Moreover, US can indirectly block military deals such as engines.... if so, then what will happen to TFX and Hurjet? Expect another delay by like 7 years..... or who knows.... they may force the UK's BAE to stop tech transfers to Turkey. Blacmailing those who aid you guys is another way to hurt you
Russia is the same..... they are trying to get on the kurds' good side so that they can aide Assad. Do you think Russia will aid you guys in case of a Western embargo?
As an example, just look at Kazakhistan rn....
the moment the russians see a weakness, they will engulf you whole
Another example is Lithuania trying to recognise Taiwan..... just a week from their announcement.... they officially said that they regret trying to
ligitimise Taiwan
Another example is the Egyptian Su-35 deal that ended in Egypt losing 2 billion pounds for nothing....
These are just some examples of many
. Certainly, Turkey is stronger than those mentioned above; thus, you guys have more leeway than them but you guys are still weaker to fully face 2 monoliths at the same time
Rn, Turkey can face all regional powers alone while not giving a single shit... and you will find those opposing regional powers coming to lick your boots later on just like with UAE and KSA since you guys are stronger in terms of hard and soft power
It certainly hurts seeing your soldiers dying for nothing but you need to endure it until Turkey's military is truly independent... probably by 2030.... Until then, the TSK main role is to try to prevent Greece and PKK from gaining ground....
