Turkish Bid for Drones Stalls in Congress, President Gul Says

Turkey’s request to purchase U.S. Predator drones is bogged down in Congress, with some members blocking sales as President Barack Obama pushes for approval, Turkish President Abdullah Gul said.

Fighter jets such as F-35s and F-16s, which Turkey buys and helps to build with the U.S., are a lot more dangerous than the armed drones sought by the military, Gul told reporters in Chicago after meeting with Obama during a North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit.