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2005-03-27 Europe

Turkey Ready To Accept U.S. Request Of Incerlik

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Posted by Fred 2005-03-27 00:00:00|| || Front Page|| [11134 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Who cares? Yeah, I know - I've heard it all. Screw pragmatism in this case. Blow up every Incirlik bldg, burn the underground tanks, level the revetments, and dig up the runways. Leave nothing remotely useful. Utter bullshit and 2 years too late in the bargain from the least reliable ex-ally imaginable. Take that finger, Erdy, and shove it up your ass. Burn in the Islamic fires. Do not call us, ever again.

Luckily, I don't have any strong feelings about them, of course.

Posted by .com 2005-03-27 12:15:39 AM|| 2005-03-27 12:15:39 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Concrete poured in all the drains and toilets is kind of a neat trick-fuck, PD.

Posted by 11A5S 2005-03-27 12:52:14 AM|| 2005-03-27 12:52:14 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Lol! Only if one has no strong feelings, of course. Were it a vindictive act, it would be so wrong.
;-)

Posted by .com 2005-03-27 12:54:57 AM|| 2005-03-27 12:54:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Well we wouldn't want mosquitos breeding in all that stagnant water after the barracks were abandoned.

Posted by 11A5S 2005-03-27 1:30:46 AM|| 2005-03-27 1:30:46 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Well we wouldn't want mosquitos breeding in all that stagnant water after the barracks were abandoned.

Why not? We can even send 'em some specimens from around these parts, West Nile and all... :)

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-03-27 4:57:17 AM|| 2005-03-27 4:57:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 And just what do they think will happen when we go after Syria or Iran.For a clue check-out what happen pre-Iraq.That shouild give you an idea about what the Turks will do.

Posted by Raptor 2005-03-27 8:33:15 AM|| 2005-03-27 8:33:15 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Been there; done that.

Recall the parliamentary approval was the sore thumb pre-invasion.

Posted by Dennis Kucinich 2005-03-27 9:50:30 AM|| 2005-03-27 9:50:30 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Yup. And a lot of secular Turks are pissed at the consolidation of influence by the Kurds in Iraq. They were the ones that eventually killed having us come in from the north 2 years ago.

Posted by too true 2005-03-27 9:54:21 AM|| 2005-03-27 9:54:21 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 Forget the Turks. We don't need to give them more jobs and income, we don't need to give them any more leverage over our operations, and we don't need to offend our friends the Kurds. Let the Turks spend their time kissing up to the EU -- they deserve each other.

Posted by Tom 2005-03-27 6:43:16 PM|| 2005-03-27 6:43:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 We have lots of possible bases in Iraq we can use. We may be getting some in Syria [wink, nudge] or Lebanon soon. If we need some in the northeast, well, how about Armenia?

Posted by jackal 2005-03-27 9:14:42 PM|| [http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-03-27 9:14:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 I still like the idea of Greater Kurdistan which would include eastern Turkey, part of Syria, northern Iraq and western Iran.

Posted by SR-71 2005-03-27 9:57:19 PM|| 2005-03-27 9:57:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Better to have the Turk on our side, however unreliable, than against us. Some of you extremists seem to forget that.

Posted by gromky 2005-03-27 11:43:36 PM|| 2005-03-27 11:43:36 PM|| Front Page Top

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