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Politics : America Under Siege: The End of Innocence -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck who wrote (21730)	3/1/2003 10:20:14 PM
From: Runner	Respond to of 27702

Perhaps there is hope after all. Capitalism rears its head. Hooray!

To: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck who wrote (21730)	3/1/2003 10:27:02 PM
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Turkey parliament will not back US in Iraq war ANKARA -- The Turkish government on Saturday failed to muster sufficient parliamentary support to allow the deployment of thousands of US troops in the country, stunning Washington and hampering US military plans to invade Iraq from the north. The controversial government request to allow 62,000 US soldiers to deploy on Turkish soil for six months failed by just three votes to pass. Of the 533 MPs present in the closed-door session of the assembly, 264 voted in favour of the motion, while 250 voted against and 19 abstained. The motion needed the backing of half the MPs present, or 267 votes, to be approved. Counting on Turkish support WASHINGTON had placed great importance on the vote and had lobbied the Turks relentlessly to approve the deployment, sweetening the pot by offering some US$6 billion (S$10.5 billion) in aid to the largely Muslim nation, where public opposition to war with Iraq is overwhelming. Approval of the motion, which also called for the dispatch of Turkish soldiers to Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq, was essential to US plans to open a second front against the Baghdad regime from the north of the country, in addition to a main invasion thrust from the south. Denying support to America could prove costly for Nato-member Turkey, which could end up without the promised US financial aid to offset the damage war could inflict on its ailing economy. -- AFP The result initially provoked confusion. Parliamentary sources first announced a victory for the government but the assembly's speaker Bulent Arinc made clear the motion did not have the required majority. The decision caused consternation in Washington and within the Turkish government of Prime Minister Abdullah Gul. 'They did what?' blurted one official at the US State Department. Following the vote, US ambassador Robert Pearson immediately went into a meeting with senior diplomats at the Turkish foreign ministry. 'We will wait for the advice from the Turkish government on how to proceed,' he told reporters following the talks. The US embassy in Ankara played down parliament's rebuff, saying it would not strain bilateral ties. 'We respect this as a democratic result. We will live with that,' embassy spokesman Joseph Pennington said. 'US ties with Turkey are not threatened in any way,' he added. The Turkish government also tried to put on a brave face after vote but the Prime Minister admitted the government was going through a 'critical time'. He said they must now decide whether to submit to parliament a second motion on the deployment of US troops. He added: 'We are aware that we are going through a difficult time. No one should have any doubts that we will take all necessary political, economic and military measures.' -- AFP