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US President Donald Trump • F-16 fighter jet
Armenia's prime minister wants clarification from the US about the sale of F-16s to Turkey,
claiming the advanced jets are bombing civilians amid the 'existential' battle with Azerbaijan over the contested Nagorno-Karabakh.
Turkey and Azerbaijan strongly denied the claims, but the rebuttals have not prevented Armenia from raising the issue of
Ankara's perceived involvement in the Nagorno-Karabakh fighting with its major NATO ally, the United States.
Last Thursday, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a telephone conversation with US National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien, the
New York Times reported on Monday. Washington "needs to explain whether it gave those F-16s [to Turkey] to bomb peaceful villages and peaceful populations," Pashinyan told the
Times.
According to the Armenian leader,
O'Brien "heard and acknowledged" his grievances and promised to arrange a separate phone call with President Donald Trump. That conversation did not take place, however, as Trump announced he had tested positive for Covid-19 shortly afterward.
Comment: Make no mistake about it. If there was a Democratic president in office, they'd be pushing through their own candidate for SCOTUS just like Trump is right now.
If masses of school children can be educated online from home, so can politicians similarly participate in hearings. Perhaps a child should show Congress how to do that. As far as Schumer's grand gesture to involve 'the American people' - Supreme Court justices are nominated by the President and are confirmed by the Senate, period. Pawns of the system are not involved.