If Greece is worried about Turkey, why did it send Patriots to defend Saudi Arabia?

Despite both being members of NATO, Greece is unlikely to ever feel comfortable with Turkey as its neighbor. Centuries of subjugation characterized by countless wars, pogroms, ethnic cleansing, and a genocide does that to people.

From Western Thrace to Kastellorizo and the Aegean Sea to Cyprus, Ankara's differences with Greece are well-documented. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatening to "come suddenly one night," warning Greeks to "remember Izmir," and boasting about Turkish Tayfun missiles being able to strike Athens hasn't made the relationship any easier to manage.

With this and more in mind, it should come as no surprise that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis rebuffed requests to send one of Greece's Patriot air defense systems (or Russian-made S-300s) to protect Ukraine from Russia's ruthless bombing campaigns, which include the use of Iranian drones and...