Turkey's Cabinet Approves Troops for Iraq

[Rose Siding]

ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey's Cabinet agreed Monday to send troops to Iraq to help stabilize the country -- a decision that could relieve U.S. operations in Iraq and help Turkey mend frayed relations with the United States.

But the decision must be approved by Parliament, where many oppose any deployment. Lawmakers are likely to vote this week.

If the deployment is approved, Turkey would become the first predominantly Muslim nation to contribute troops to Iraq.

There was no information on how many soldiers the government plans to send. However, government officials have said the United States requested some 10,000 troops.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-turkey-us-iraq,0,1339969.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines

[papau]

1. Turkey Parliament demands new UN resolution - indeed the

Turkey Constitution demands a UN resolution -

So even our paying the Turks cost plus 50% profit on their rent a army will not get get this passed, if no UN resolution.

[ConcernedCanuk]

2. ___American Tax dollars at work - ain't it Grand ??___

Can't get enough enlisted people to go over to Iraq

- so the BFEE picks the pocket of the taxpayer to bribe other countries to clean up their dirty war

Just My Humble Canadian Opinion

[MaineDem]

3. It's about time...Didn't we pay them enough?

This doesn't surprise me. It pisses me off that we're buying support but it doesn't surprise me.

Ted Kennedy was right.

[Barrett808]

4. Remember last week's US/Turkey deal to "purge" the PKK

The old Texas two-step.

Turkey, US agree on "action plan" to purge N.Iraq of Kurdish rebels
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20031002/pl_afp/iraq_turkey_us_kurds

Turks, U.S. Agree Plan to Tackle Kurd Rebels
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=3546261

I want to email Kani Xulam at www.kurdistan.org to hear his opinion.

[E_Zapata]

5. Yep, the turks won't get any further south than the 1st orig no fly zone

The US just sold out the kurds in a big, bloody way. Had to. It takes 1/3 of the prob away from the US, guarantees that someone else will have to guard the halliburtan oil pipeline workers in Kurdistan, and gets the oil into Turkey.

I guess plan B will be how to get the turks out once the US figures out how to control the rest of iraq.

Disgusting.

[styersc]

10. This is absolutely right-

If any of your Kurdish friends have recently borrowed any of your CDs. You can kiss that music goodbye. Selling Kurds in to death is a Bush family tradition (just in time for the holidays).

[shirlden]

6. Oh Goody.....Goody !!!

Now we get to see the Kurds and Turks at war. This will take some of the news away from our folks being killed daily. What a stroke of genius from that ever brilliant BFEE misadmin. (It must be sarcasm day on DU).


:argh:

[jenk]

8. don't worry, the Turkish Parliament will never approve this

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[Democrats unite]

7. Didn't they do this once before?

eom.

[Rose Siding]

9. The legislature still has to vote

That's where the US bid was lost before the invasion- controversially due to a lack of the required plurality- it passed but with less than a majority of members approving.