Turkish Parliament Rejects U.S. Plan to Send 62,000 Combat Troops to Turkey for Iraq War

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[mikeIII]

They have probably blown their chances of joinng the EEC too, by displaying such poor judgement and reliability. We won't be lobbying for their membership anymore, I am sure.

[spokeshave]

Does this imply that the Patriot missiles and the Checkoslovakian chemical warefare teams can now be re-deployed out of Turkey......

or is this a ploy to confuse Saddam....?

[a_Turk]

The house seems has closed the game. Move on to another half assed job:

Korea,
Vietnam,
Cold War,
Gulf War 1,
Somalia,
The Balkans,

Sorry to say it, the world is losing faith..

Our generals are not amused with you keeping two books: one for the terrorist harboring Kurds (I thought this was a war against terror!), and another for us Turks.. That's not how you win.

Too bad it's not your generals we're dealing with. Politicians are liars, wherever they are, and they don't hesitate to lie domestically nor internationally. Leave it to the politicians to muck up the works..

[maestro]

Your#60)..........100% Correct!

Beirut!

[a_Turk]

>> At the end of this business we'll see that America has eaten the toffee apple and left Turkey the stick

That's an excellent quote.

We've burnt our lips on hot milk and are now blowing on the yoghurt.

[what i think]

...To assume this territory would be an appropriate area for staging our troops and equipment would be a lethal mistake.

Our troopers must move into some of the other less murderous areas mentioned in replies upthread.

agreed, the north is now lost to us as ant sort of staging area. i believe this is a bigger deal than people here want to say. this blunder will cost time, tactical ground advantage and the worst of all possibly lives.
very sad...mad at our foriegn bargaining team.

[a_Turk]

>> hue and cry out in the Islamic street

The Turkish street is as Islamic as the American street is Christian.. The concern in the Turkish street is economic.

[Howlin]

I have to admit part of me is glad this happened

You are not alone; it's good to finally see who are friends really are.

[a_Turk]

>> The Turkish military is a shell of its former self. The Ataturk spirit is gone.

Man, you're talking a lot of BS lately.

[Admin Moderator]

knock it off.

[cyberaxe]

.....ok, put on the ole tinfoil hats.....

.....could it be a rope-a-dope?.....

.....a little mis-re-direction?.....

.....where was Whore-aldo's pictures of.....

....."these ships loaded with~".....

.....all I ever saw was a few.....

.....KFOR leftovers.....

.....wishful thinking I guess.....

.....but you gotta know.....

.....ole sadamite is thinking.....

.....he's dodged a bullet.....

.....maybe not.....

[Howlin]

Thank you for that information. I don't want to be doing business with the likes of them anyway.

[Howlin]

They have allowed Islamists bring the Turkish state to ruins. Time is rapidly running out.

And Turkey is not the only country that is happening in. Other countries in the Middle East should look at Turkey and see what happens when you let the fundamentalists take control.

[Torie]

Too bad it's not your generals we're dealing with.

What are you implying? You are a bit all over the map on this one. In any event, do you think what is animating the Turk parliament a dislike that the US won't let Turkey have its way with the Kurds, economic issues (it would seem the economy will be worse if Turkey is cut out of the game and the aid), or simply a general dislike of the US projecting its power into the region?

[paul51]

They have allowed Islamists bring the Turkish state to ruins

Interesting how these countries begin to turn to sh*t as the islamist gain footholds

[Howlin]

The Turkish street is as Islamic as the American street is Christian.. The concern in the Turkish street is economic

Are you trying to imply that these people are economists?

[Ethyl]

Sounds like a country that puts its petty political squabbles ahead of its obvious national interests. Gosh, can you imagine such a thing? Whew.


Well their name is Turkey, what at bunch of turkeys

[eleni121]

I landed at Incirlik on 4 or 5 Aug 90. We flew out of Incirlik during Desert Shield & Desert Storm.

"The Persian Gulf War proved that the U.S. does not need Turkey regarding our use of force against Saddam Hussein. Turkey refused the use of its air space and Incirlik during Desert Shield from August 2, 1990 to January 16, 1991; refused the U.S. request to open a second front against Iraq (Wash. Post, Jan. 16, 1991, at A6, col. 5) and allowed large-scale smuggling along its 206 mile border with Iraq (Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 1990, at 1, col.1)."

[Torie]

Bashing Islamacists and fowl to explain this bump in the Turkish road is sort of like listening to a symphony where only the percussion section of the orchestra generates any sound.

[Ethyl]

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!

F___-em, we don't need their trash anyway, We need to go in to Iraq anyway, forget the turkeys, we never needed them in the first place. Let's Roll.