Chapter 655: Beautiful Thoughts

When Evren heard the news, his face turned pale instantly. He frowned constantly. He didn't expect that the Kurds would come to mess up at this time! Originally, Turkey was beginning to feel overwhelmed by the problems with Greece, and the Kurds really knew how to choose the right time!

"According to our NATO agreement, we hope that NATO countries can lend a hand and support us at this time to help us quell the Kurdish rebellion," Evren said.

If all Turkish troops were transferred to the east, it would be possible to quell the rebellion, but Evren would not do that now, because the Greeks would definitely seize this opportunity, and how could they interfere in the Cyprus issue? If the Greek army entered Cyprus, it might destroy the government in the north!

Therefore, we must rely on NATO's troops to suppress the Kurds, while our own troops confront the Greeks! Evren thought of this brilliant plan almost in an instant.

What is NATO for? Isn't it just for everyone to unite and make it easier to fight? Now that a NATO member state is in trouble, shouldn't other countries just stand by and watch it die?

Moreover, Turkey now has taken on the task of the most important passage! It is through Turkey that the United States can strike Iraq! And striking Iraq is for the oil resources of the entire Western world! Now, the area where the Kurds are making trouble is precisely the passage area! Therefore, the United States must support Turkey in quelling the Kurdish rebellion!

"Let NATO help you fight? You bunch of Turkish idiots, do you think others are as stupid as you?" Just as Evren finished speaking, Constantine spoke: "Our NATO agreement is to jointly guard against the Soviet Union's attack. Only when faced with the Soviet invasion can NATO countries send troops to support! Now, the Kurdish rebellion is Turkey's internal affairs. If the Turkish government can't even handle its own domestic affairs, why should it be a NATO member? It might as well withdraw. If it even asks other countries for help for a rebellion in its own country, then do other countries also station troops in Turkey to maintain Turkey's law and order? We in Greece can send 50,000 troops to help you."

Constantine's words were sarcastic, but the meaning was very clear. He firmly opposed NATO's support for Turkey! It's not the Soviets who attacked us. It's just a rebellion in your country! Aren't you always clamoring to solve problems with force? Now you can't even solve the Kurdish problem, so what are you bragging about?

In short, Greece will never watch NATO send troops to help Turkey quell the rebellion in their country. What is this? If they really want to send troops, then Greece will send 50,000 troops to directly overthrow the Turkish government!

Constantine's words left Evren speechless. He wanted to say that Turkey had a strong armed force and that it was no big deal to attack Greece. However, if he said that, how could he borrow troops to quell the rebellion? If he didn't borrow troops, would he really mobilize the troops back? Greece had been waiting for a long time!

These mountain Turks are really stirring up trouble at this time! They should have killed all these Kurds just like they did with the Armenians. That would have been great!

"I also think that this is Turkey's internal affairs. The purpose of establishing NATO is to guard against the invasion of the Soviet Union, not to help a member state deal with its own internal affairs." At this moment, another voice was heard.

President Reagan looked over and saw that it was the Norwegian Prime Minister who was speaking. Norway and Greece did not have any special relationship, and the other party's words were completely from the other side's perspective.

Although international oil prices are high now, not all Western countries are affected. Several oil-producing countries in the North Sea oil fields, including the United Kingdom, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany, are much less affected by the rise in world oil prices, especially the United Kingdom and Norway. The North Sea oil fields in these two countries produce a considerable amount of oil, which can not only be used by themselves but also exported.

Therefore, they can also be said to be the ones who benefited from this round of oil price hike. For example, Norway, relying on the North Sea oil fields, has started to develop substantially its originally sluggish economy and its comprehensive national strength is increasing rapidly. It used to be an inconspicuous small NATO country, but now it has become an important country.

Therefore, for Norway, the Middle East war that the United States is currently waging is completely unnecessary. What is the purpose of NATO? It is to counter the Soviet Union. So, has NATO and the Soviet Union engaged in a full-scale war? No! If not, why should Norway take out its national wealth and provide it to the United States?

Because the United States is so powerful, Norway, even though it was quite reluctant, still provided some support in this round of Iraq War. However, for Turkey, that is not necessary at all. What is Turkey? Want other NATO countries to help them deal with the domestic crisis? This is none of their business!

If a country cannot even solve its own internal affairs, how can it undertake the tasks assigned by NATO? It is too shameless to ask NATO to help them deal with their internal affairs, right?

Norway will not give this face anyway. Norway will not pay money or send troops. Turkey’s internal situation has nothing to do with Norway!

As long as there is no Soviet invasion, there is no NATO obligation!

Britain has always been following behind the United States and will not jump out to make comments on such matters. But Norway is different. It has finally become a developed country in the Western world. Why should it invest its hard-earned money in a war that does not belong to it?

NATO is not a monolithic organization. Each country must first consider its own interests!

After seeing Norway's statement, Reagan knew that this incident would be difficult to handle. According to the system established by NATO at that time, all member states must agree. Now, Greece and Norway have expressed opposition. Although other countries have not yet expressed their opinions, they probably have their own plans. In short, the Kurdish rebellion in Turkey must be extinguished by the Turks themselves!

"We will discuss the issue of the civil unrest in Turkey later. Now, let's get back to the main topic. Peace must be restored between Greece and Turkey." Reagan said: "All disputes can be resolved through negotiations."