Iraqi Council Wins Support for Turkish Troop Stand

[ConcernedCanuk]

. . - Iraq's U.S.-picked Provisional Governing Council Monday stuck by its opposition to Turkish troops joining U.S. occupation forces there and won support for its stand from neighboring Jordan.

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But with the United States and its critics still debating what role the United Nations should play in Iraq, the council's Hoshyar Zebari said Muslim nations preparing for the two-day summit had expressed reluctance about sending troops.

King Abdullah, speaking in Singapore, said neighbors such as his own country or Turkey should not get involved.

"No border country should play an active role because all have an agenda," he told reporters on his way to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) summit, which begins Thursday.



Other delegates suggested there was a groundswell of support for a resolution calling for U.N.-mandated peacekeepers to replace U.S. forces. An early draft said a timetable should be agreed between the United Nations and the Governing Council for an end to occupation by U.S.-led forces.

Hmmmm -

The world is sorta letting $hrubco know that they WANT the United Nations to do the peacekeepng.

We all know that the WH is NOT good at making, let alone KEEPING the peace.

THe BFEE and cohorts are just one feckin' big War Machine.

Just my Humble Canuk Opinion