Turkey threatens to shutter US bases

The World

Turkey’s government is lashing out at Washington days after a unanimous vote in the US Senate to recognize the 1915 Armenian genocide. Gönül Tol, the director of the Middle East Institute’s Center for Turkish Studies, talks with host Marco Werman about whether Turkey is prepared to follow through on its vow to retaliate.  

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