Albright criticizes Bush administration's policy toward Turkey

Xinhua - China ^ | 10-31-03

[Oldeconomybuyer]

ANKARA, Oct 31, 2003 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Former US Secretary of State Madeline Albright, who is currently in Turkey's Istanbul to attend a meeting, on Friday criticized the Bush administration for its policy toward Turkey, reported Turkish private television channel NTV.

The Clinton administration spent effort to build good relations with Turkey, while there was a lack of sensitivity among the neo- conservatives of the Bush administration, Albright said in her interview with the NTV.

Regarding the pending issue of sending Turkish troops to Iraq, Albright said that both Turkish and American parties have made mistakes and the issue is very important because the United States needs them in Iraq.

But first of all the possible locations to which Turkey will send troops should be clarified, she said, adding to establish Turkish model in Iraq is very important in terms of merging Islam with democracy and secularism.

Albright, meanwhile, highlighted the Washington-Ankara ties, saying "cooperation with Turkey is very important in my opinion. We have many things to do with Turkey."

Against the background that Washington seemed to have a second thought on the issue of Turkish troops' deployment in Iraq, Turkish President Ahmed Necdet Sezer declared as nil prospects for the despatch.

"For me, the issue is closed. It will be very difficult for favorable conditions to emerge from now on," Sezer told reporters on Wednesday.

However, US State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher said in Washington that Washington did not give up the idea of sending Turkish troops to Iraq.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Yep. What we're lacking in our war against international islamic terrorist is more "sensitivity".

The Clinton administration just won't go a way.

[MEG33]

As Secretary of State ,Maddy collected great pins for her ample shoulder.

[Diogenesis]

We are at war. She criticizes America overseas.
First in this country, then in that country.
It is tolerated at the highest levels.

Why?

[chachacha]

Somebody Stuff a Tampon in her yap!

[capt. norm]

Albright in Turkey?

I always thought of her as a turkey anyway. Not just ANY turkey....I mean a real "self-basting freezer eagle".

At least she gts off easy today. All she has to do to get ready for Halloween is show up...no need for s mask, etc.

[grumple]

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Another former Clinton administration official has just farted

[Octar]

Does anyone care what she thinks? As SOS she was nothing more than a useless lump.

[StonyBurk]

Let's see France--now Turkey--and all at public press
conferences the Ugly American critisizes Our President and
Our Policy before people hostile to Our President and
Policy. Yet the Domestic enemy attacks Gen.Boykin for
speaking in church? Only in America.Or on foreign soil.

[xp38]

Dear Maddie...I'm flipping the do not disturb sign over to please clean room.

[dhfnc]

It is tolerated at the highest levels.

Why?

That's my first question and my second question is......

Is she is Turkey representing the U.S. at this meeting and if she is ..... Why in the hell would we send her?

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

"Only the president and the executive branch can speak for the United States." ~ Madeline Albright, 1/00.

Conducting Foreign Relations Without Authority: The Logan Act

[conserv13]

She semms a lot more critical of GW Bush than she ever was of Saddam or Kim Jong Il

[conserv13]

semms=seems

[Spirited]

"Is she is Turkey representing the U.S. at this meeting and if she is ....."

Perhaps not but it may be that Turkey pays her to represent their interests."

[pkpjamestown]

http://www.tourarium.com/info/clintons/visit06.htm

[ZULU]

#1 Who pulled this ugly old hag's chain anyway?? What right has she have to be involved in foreign dealings with issues like this anyway?

#2 The Turks are the last thing we need in Iraq. It was a dumb idea. Probably a brainchild of that idiot Colin Powell. Our best allies in Iraq have been the Kurds. Due their years of oppression by Turks in Turkish run Kurdistan and the Turkish interest in preventing the formation of an independent Kurdistan in Iraq, the Kurds justifiably hate the Turks. The Arabic Iraqis hate the Turks also, having been treated to the benefits of Turkish overloardship in the early 1900's. It was a dumb idea.

All of this activist Clintonistas who travel overseas and engage in policy affecting activities adverse tot he goals of the elected regime in Washington should be jailed under SOMETHING - if only to shut them up and stop them from undermining Bush's foriegn policy.

Albright is a disgrace. She is out of office - gone. She should shut up and blow away.

[gathersnomoss]

"Former US Secretary of State Madeline Albright, who is currently in Turkey's Istanbul to attend a meeting, on Friday criticized the Bush administration for its policy toward Turkey, reported Turkish private television channel NTV."

Just when will we reinstate the policy of "hanging traitors"? This holdover from the Clinton administration is a hemorrhoid on our country's ass. It's time for some Preperation H for this piles of s**t, don't you think.

[Shermy]

Is Maddie shopping for a lobby job? No one seems to want to hire her so far.

[marron]

Could be. The DNC does have a history, remember Ron Brown and the Haitian government. It would be interesting to trace the "frozen" Haitian government accounts and see if there is any explanation there for Clinton's obsessive support for Aristide.

My memory is that the accounts were frozen, with just enough freed each month to pay Aristide's hotel bill, personal stipend, and Ron Brown's fee as lobbyist. This is while he was head of the DNC.

[a_Turk]

She's greasing the skids for the next president of the US..