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Turkish Parliament Rejects U.S. Plan to Send 62,000 Combat Troops to Turkey for Iraq War
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Posted on 03/01/2003 6:06:48 PM PST by TheOtherOne
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To: TheOtherOne
I hear the Urks were irked.
To: Diddle E. Squat
I know Bush is.
To: TheOtherOne
I am, too.
To: Diddle E. Squat
Stick a fork in the Turkey. Bring on Kurdistan. Let's Roll!!!
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posted on
03/01/2003 6:10:59 PM PST
by
jrlc
To: TheOtherOne
We should have just asked Iran or Syria. We could have at least received the same answer.
To: TheOtherOne
Sounds like a country that puts its petty political squabbles ahead of its obvious national interests. Gosh, can you imagine such a thing? Whew.
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posted on
03/01/2003 6:13:41 PM PST
by
hemogoblin
(Dungeons are very peaceful places. As are graves.)
To: TheOtherOne
But, but....Whoraldo told me he was SURE this was going to pass.
What are the implications of this? I know we have ships there just waiting to offload. Is there another country that will welcome us and will be just as good of a base site for aircraft etc?
I have to admit part of me is glad this happened, it will save us a ton of money in bailing out Turkey. I felt they were blackmailing us anyway. I'm very uneducated on the effect that this will all have though.
MKM
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posted on
03/01/2003 6:16:57 PM PST
by
mykdsmom
(Let him who desires peace, prepare for war.... Vegetius Renatus (~375 AD)
To: mykdsmom
The Turkish economy is in the toilet.
Today, the Turkish parliament flushed.
Bye bye Turkish economy.
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posted on
03/01/2003 6:19:35 PM PST
by
tomahawk
To: tomahawk
We should absolutely block Turkey's deployment of troops in Iraq.
To: TheOtherOne
U.S. Ambassador Robert Pearson rushed to the Foreign Ministry after the vote. "We had certainly hoped for a favorable decision," he said. "We will wait for further information and advice from the government of Turkey about how we should proceed."
The President of the United States should sack this diplomatic turkey.
To: tomahawk
yep
bye bye any foriegn aid
To: TheOtherOne
So where does it say the Turkish troops are not going into Iraq?
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posted on
03/01/2003 6:22:56 PM PST
by
latrans
(Live Free or Die)
To: TheOtherOne
Translation:
The Turkish military is pissed off and will replace the civilian government again if this doesn't change and quick...watch and see.
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posted on
03/01/2003 6:23:23 PM PST
by
Beck_isright
(going to war without the French is like duck hunting without an accordian)
To: TheOtherOne
i am honestly very stunned at this development.
I know they have alot to worry about regarding their kurdish population, but i think the billions of dollars of aid was sufficient.
blah!
To: *war_list
To: xzins; Alamo-Girl
...outcome fell three votes short of the simple majority required by the constitution. He then closed parliament until Tuesday. Holding their cards very close,.....playing later!
:-(
............................BTTT.....ping!
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posted on
03/01/2003 6:35:07 PM PST
by
maestro
To: maestro
Holding their cards very close,.....playing later!That's fine, unless the House closes the game!
To: TheOtherOne
Gee, some of those billions would go a long way towards starting a nice little homeland for the Kurds...
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posted on
03/01/2003 6:40:45 PM PST
by
alancarp
(online anti-Hollywood idiots petition: http://www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/hollywoodceleb/)
To: TheOtherOne
Fine, they just saved the U.S. 15 Billion in bad loans. We can set up in Armenia, Georgia or Azerbaijan just as easily. And when the "democratic" government folds in a couple of years, we won't have to worry about losing an ally.
The fewer alliances we form with scumbag islamic governments, the better off we are.
Owl_Eagle
Guns Before Butter.
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