Posted on 09/11/2014 5:10:42 AM PDT by blueyon
ANKARA: Turkey will refuse to allow a US-led coalition to attack jihadists in neighbouring Iraq and Syria from its air bases, nor will it take part in combat operations against militants, a government official told AFP Thursday.
" Turkey will not be involved in any armed operation but will entirely concentrate on humanitarian operations," the official said on condition of anonymity.
The decision echoes the country's refusal to allow the US to station 60,000 troops in Turkey in 2003 to invade Iraq from the north, which triggered a crisis between the two allies.
Ankara then also refused Washington permission to use its air bases to attack Saddam Hussein's regime.
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US Air Force....I guess you are to young to remember the Berlin Air lift.....we didn’t ask permission...and that was the USSR!!!
Like I’ve said a dozen times...the worst mistake Ronald Reagan made was picking Geo. Bush for his veep!!
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