Turkey: Bush issues veiled warning to Turkey

The Turkish Daily News ^ | March 8, 2003

[Lando Lincoln]

The world must still think that Clinton is in office.

[tessalu]

I have hopes that Turkey will see the light, but it may be too late whey they finally see it.

[UncleSamUSA]

These jackhole Turks stabbed us in the back, and now they are whining because we are shifting to Plan B to go ahead without them.

You reap that which you sow, you stupid bastards.

[Maigret]

I heard on FOX today that one of those ships waiting off the coast of Turkey did indeed dock and unload this very day and then the equipment and men made straight for northern Iraq. I have a feeling the Turkish military is getting its way and going through the back door.

[afraidfortherepublic]

I heard on FOX today that one of those ships waiting off the coast of Turkey did indeed dock and unload this very day and then the equipment and men made straight for northern Iraq.

I saw films of that yesterday (or the day before) on Fox News. Turkish teenagers were applauding as our tanks and men rolled by.

[AmericaUnited]

Turkey has already screwed the pooch. The train has left the station...

[guitfiddlist]

I heard on FOX today that one of those ships waiting off the coast of Turkey did indeed dock and unload this very day and then the equipment and men made straight for northern Iraq. I have a feeling the Turkish military is getting its way and going through the back door.

Yes indeed, folks. We are in the "Twilight Zone", where hugely contradictory situation reports coexist and remain to fester in our minds. All is needed is one question from the press, along the lines of "Excuse me, but what exactly is going on with all the unloading in Turkey anyway?"

Anybody else out there find this completely bizarre?

[a_Turk]

>> jackhole Turks... stupid bastards...

Ouch..

>> You reap that which you sow

Exactly what has happened to you. I'm sure you're going to sow some more when you vote for another Clinton next election...

Conceited jerk..

[a_Turk]

>> Anybody else out there find this completely bizarre?

You're watching the process of democratic maturation in Turkey. The reigns are shifting from the political elite and the military to new politicians, many of whose grandparents might have been illiterate.

I think it's coming along just fine.

What happened here was that the new politicians neglected to make a case for the US perspective to the Turkish people. So the fiasco occurred and the Turkish military had to "advise" the newbies in parliament, that they had made a bad decision.

Luckily the military saw this coming and had placed some clauses into the previously passed "base modernization" bill. Thus all of your equipment, save tanks and artillery, can be unloaded and moved to new or existing bases, from where they could eventually be moved into Irak.

If indeed there is no bill, then I would imagine that you could fly your troops into northern Irak, and we could drive your stuff down for you..

[guitfiddlist]

Luckily the military saw this coming and had placed some clauses into the previously passed "base modernization" bill. Thus all of your equipment, save tanks and artillery, can be unloaded and moved to new or existing bases, from where they could eventually be moved into Irak.

Thank you. Your explanation makes a lot of sense.

[rface]

I have hopes that Turkey will see the light, but it may be too late whey they finally see it.

I thought I understood that Turkey's parlament wasn't going to look at this again for another 10 days? like March 17th. too late

[WarrenC]

These jackhole Turks stabbed us in the back, and now they are whining because we are shifting to Plan B to go ahead without them.

Yeah. Maybe I'm a 'conceited jerk', but I have to wonder: Did they actually think their "no" vote would stop our war on terror?

[rface]

I have watched your posts throughout this whole Turkish ordeal - I think you are a straight shooter and provide some good insight to this forum.....thanks

[a_Turk]

>> Yeah. Maybe I'm a 'conceited jerk'

LOL! I guess you can pick 'stupid bastard' too..

>> Did they actually think their "no" vote would stop our war on terror?

No.

First, are you sure that the public thinks that this is part of your war on terror? Believe me, Turkey's war on terror has been going on for three or four decades while you were manicuring your hedges and lawn.

Second, there are two parties in the parliament. The minority used the fact that the ruling party presented parliament with a completely unpopular bill. The tried to pick up voters by voting against it. Happens in your congress all the time.

Our war on terror..

[meema]

But tanks and artilary can't be flown, at least not enough of them, and that's what we need!

[section9]

Lay off the Turks. The army is helping us any way they can.

The government is in a bind: most of the people are against the war. Now, it appears that the most trusted institution in Turkey, the Army, has made its feelings known. Look for things to get a tad easier for us there.

The Turks understand the stakes. You need to understand that the Turks, whose troops were so ferocious that the North Korean Army was literally afraid to attack them in 1951, have fought beside us in the past. They'll be with us when the chips are down.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[FreeReign]

Yeah. Maybe I'm a 'conceited jerk', but I have to wonder: Did they actually think their "no" vote would stop our war on terror?

"Their no vote" was in the minority. The majority of Turk parliment reps. voted yes.

[uncbob]

Turkey's war on terror has been going on for three or four decades while you were manicuring your hedges and lawn.

The families of 55,000 dead Vietnam veterans might dispute that fact

[FreeReign]

These jackhole Turks stabbed us in the back...

We have plenty of jackhole backstabber reps. in this country too. I assume you were only referring to the Turk reps. who voted "no".

[Miss Marple]

Thank you for that information. I appreciate the information you have given us, and the fact that you have stuck with us when some people are so antagonistic.

I still would like to know if the media's hype of this situation as a shake down of us by Turkey was intentional or simply because they are ill-informed. In the case of CNN, which has covered your part of the world for some time, I am inclined to believe it is malice, rather than ignorance.