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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (59731)	12/3/2002 8:08:28 PM
From: Bilow	Respond to of 281500

Hi Nadine Carroll; Re: "Aren't you sort of forgetting all your posts where you quoted some Turkish official totally opposing an American war on Iraq?" Why should I forget those, they still totally oppose an American war on Iraq. And by the way, since your post Turkey has backtracked, LOL: Yakis' comments were the firmest yet by Turkey on whether it would allow the use of its bases. But several hours after he spoke, the Foreign Ministry issued a clarification that he was speaking of "possibilities," not promises. The apparent backtracking reflects the sensitivity of the Iraq issue here: The Turkish public is widely opposed to military action against Baghdad, but leaders feel they have little choice but to support a war if their close ally the United States pushes ahead with one. "The fact that he has referred to these possibilities does not mean a commitment on the part of Turkey, because these possibilities have not been the subject of discussion with any country," the ministry said in a statement. ... Turkish officials have previously refused to publicly commit as to whether they would allow the United States to use bases in a strike against Iraq. ... Turkey has repeatedly said any action in Iraq must have U.N. approval. ... story.news.yahoo.com They're just repeating the same stuff that they've always said. But hey, just for a moment there, they were sort of signed on for a war with Iraq, provided the UN explicitly sanctioned it. -- Carl