As U.S. troops have exited Afghanistan ("Local veterans say it was time for troops to come home from Afghanistan," Aug. 17), Americans are rightly concerned that that country may again become a base for terrorist attacks against the homeland, especially by Al-Qaeda and ISIS-K.
Yet Turkey's longstanding backing of terrorist organizations poses a similar threat even closer to the American homeland.
In January and July, for example, the United States Treasury Department cited Turkey as a financial base for ISIS and Al-Qaeda.
However, the U.S. has applied penalties only to Turkish individuals and companies, not Turkey itself. Hence, the effect has been minimal.
That the State Department and Congress have done so little over the years to stop Turkey's backing of anti-American terrorist organizations raises serious questions about the sincerity of America’s Global War on Terrorism
David Boyajian
Belmont
https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/story/opinion/letters/2021/09/09/letter-turkeys-longstanding-backing-terrorist-organizations-poses-threat/5758075001/