Originally Posted by
Lonewolf_50
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State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert called the purchase “inconsistent” with a 2016 agreement to phase out Soviet-era military equipment among NATO allies.
The Greeks and Turks weren't the only NATO members who failed to hold up their agreements in NATO, in my experience ... but they seemed to be regular offenders.
Is the S400 system "Soviet-era military equipment?" Personally, I think not. So DoS's objection notwithstanding, I don't see how this purchase violates that agreement. And S400 is far superior to Patriot. Indeed S400 is in an entirely different class than Patriot and arguably even superior to Patriot and THAAD put together. The closest system we have to S400 is Aegis ashore. Were we willing to sell Turkey Aegis ashore?