More on that-
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-...eden-nato/
Hopefully it all works itself out. But IMHO if Congress blocks this and thereby Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO is blocked, then Biden should invoke emergency authority. This is far more of a valid reason than selling more weapons to Saudi Arabia to bomb Yemen.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-...eden-nato/
Quote:The Biden administration is preparing to ask Congress to approve a $20 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, and a separate sale of F-35s to Greece, in a proposal already facing significant scrutiny on Capitol Hill, said congressional aides familiar with the matter.
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Some U.S. lawmakers are expected to require that Turkey commit to ratify Finland and Sweden’s NATO entry as a condition for advancing any F-16 sale, said the congressional aides. News of the proposed sale was reported earlier by the Wall Street Journal.
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Friday he would oppose the sale unless Erdogan takes several steps he supports.
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The separate sale of F-35s to Athens could serve to ease the concerns of Greek leaders, and their backers in Congress, given the long-standing tension between Greece and Turkey, who have quarreled over the island of Cyprus among other issues. The details of the sale have already been submitted to the relevant congressional committees for informal review, the aides said.
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The Biden administration, seeking to illustrate its cooperation with Congress, appears unlikely to resort to the unusual measure the Trump administration took in 2019 to get around legislative opposition to the sale of arms to Persian Gulf countries. At the time, Trump invoked his emergency authority to sidestep Congress and complete 22 arms deals sought by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other countries, despite lawmakers’ objections.
Hopefully it all works itself out. But IMHO if Congress blocks this and thereby Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO is blocked, then Biden should invoke emergency authority. This is far more of a valid reason than selling more weapons to Saudi Arabia to bomb Yemen.