WASHINGTON
U.S. Department of Defense Press Secretary George Little has referred to the Patriot batteries in Turkey and said, they will support Turkey as much as they can against potential threats emanating from Syria.
Speaking at a press conference, he replied a question upon the latest situation of the deployment of Patriot air defense system.
Pentagon press spokesman Little said, "I don't have any further updates beyond what I provided in the past on our Patriot batteries in Turkey. With respect to Turkey, let me just say that we have a very strong alliance with Turkey, that the Patriot battery deployments are part of a NATO effort, and we will support Turkey as much as we can, especially against potential threats emanating from Syria.
