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To: paul_philp who started this subject	3/2/2003 2:41:08 PM
From: paul_philp	of 504

U.S. consulting with Turkey after troops rejected alertnet.org WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - The United States is consulting with Turkey on future steps after a refusal by the Turkish parliament to let U.S. troops use its bases for a possible invasion of Iraq, a U.S. official said on Sunday. "Obviously, we're disappointed," the official said. "We're consulting with the Turkish government on the next steps, in the spirit of the strong friendship and strategic partnership between our countries." In a blow to U.S. plans for a "northern front" against Iraq and further clouded President George W. Bush's efforts to build international support for a potential war, Turkey's parliament on Saturday narrowly rejected a motion to allow as many as 62,000 U.S. troops to be deployed in Turkey. The deployment would have been accompanied by a multibillion dollar U.S. aid package under a deal painstakingly negotiated by the United States and the government of Prime Minister Abdullah Gul. Although U.S. defense officials said they would adjust their plans for a possible war on Iraq, other officials have held out hope that Turkey would come around and have asked Turkey for "clarification" on the parliament's action. Asked whether Washington was hoping for a fresh vote -- a prospect Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan held out little hope for -- the U.S. official declined to comment. "We appreciate the strong support of the prime minister and his government for the resolution, and we respect Turkey's democratic political process," the official said. "The United States and Turkey share a commitment to ensuring that the Iraqi regime complies with U.N. resolution 1441 and eliminates its weapons of mass destruction."

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