Would-be Veep turned Israel's point-man Lieberman presses Turkey to give the US the greenlight to bomb Iraq... Well, hopefully Lieberman and his Judeofascist peddlers were sent on a fool's errand --stage 2 will deal with Africa/Somalia.
U.S. politicians hear Turkish concerns
January 4, 2002 Posted: 4:12 PM EST (2112 GMT)
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The United States still believes Iraqi President Saddam Hussein should be ousted, but it will not strike at him without consulting Turkey first, an American delegation told Turkish leaders Friday.
Turkey does not want the United States to target Iraq in the war on terrorism because it fears Iraqi Kurds could take advantage of a subsequent power vacuum to create a Kurdish state.
That could boost aspirations of autonomy-seeking Kurds within Turkey.
Nonetheless, the nine U.S. lawmakers, visiting Central Asia for a week, said Saddam remains a potential target.
"The war against terrorism will not end until Saddam Hussein is removed from power in Baghdad," Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., said after meeting with Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit and Foreign Minister Ismail Cem.
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