More precisely. the question is whether the several U.S. foreign policy interests in the area will be better served by a continuation or modification of the arms embargo against Turkey If this bill is defeated and the ban continues. the consequences could be serious: Turkish bases and intelligencegathering facilities may be lost. Our 30year relationship with Turkey may be irreparably harmed. Turkey may be forced to realine itself with closer ties to the Soviet Union to the north and to some of its less moderate Arab neighbors to the south. and The stalemate in Cyprus will drag on. with all that means in human suffering by the refugees. and eventual problems for Greece. Wise policy simply does not risk these kinds of consequences. We have two possible courses of action: 1.
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