“Turkey is annoyed that Greece has forces on the islands at all, and hasn't left them vulnerable to invasion. The only weapons there are defensive, short-range weapons of the national guard in accordance with the Lausanne Treaty, which can't harm anything in Turkey. Greece can't launch any offensive action against Turkey from the islands. Turkey has formed the 4th Army in [Izmir], with landing units capable of invading the islands. This has created an obvious threat. Greece has to have enough security forces to ensure that there is a deterrent to a Turkish invasion.”

by: Andreas Iliopoulos