Like many blogosphere conservatives, I’ve never been a fan of the F-35 fighter jet. I much preferred the continued production of the advanced F-22 Raptor to the late, over budget, and substandard F-35. But for now at least, that fight is over. Maybe things will change with new leadership in Washington, but again — finished for now.

All of that said, the F-35 is undeniably a new piece of advanced military technology. So should we really be selling it to Turkey? Michael Rubin:

Precisely because the F-35 will be the fighter the U.S. Air Force will most depend on to maintain air superiority in the decades ahead, the decision to sell F-35s toTurkey , whose future foreign policy orientation is in question, should be reviewed by appropriate Defense Department elements to assess possible loss of critical technology to states of concern. Congress should mandate that review, specify that it be completed within the year, and then make it available to the appropriate committees of Congress.

In short, Turkey has been anything but friendly lately to the United States and its greatest ally in the Middle East, Israel. We have watched as Ankara positions itself further into the Muslim world than in the west, even backing a terror flotilla to Israel in an attempt to frame itself as a hero for Palestinians.

So all things considered, should we really be selling this same country our latest advanced fighter jet? Is it really wise to transfer this technology to a nation that has worked to align itself with our enemies and may internally be moving towards Islamization? I don’t think so.

Turkey is a member of NATO and has historically been an ally to the west. A secular country, Turkey has sought membership in the European Union. But things have undeniably been changing as of late. And the way we view the safety of our advanced technology once transferred to Turkey must change as well.