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To: thames_sider who wrote (91749)	4/10/2003 8:02:59 AM
From: kumar	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Turkey isn't happy... they've "ruled out" permanent Kurdish control of Kirkuk. 1. Do we care if Turkey is happy or not ? (I never fancied giving up my Thanksgiving meal :-) :-) 2. Do they have the authority or might to enforce their "ruled out" position ?

To: thames_sider who wrote (91749)	4/10/2003 12:19:34 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

"It wouldn't be important if the Kurdish peshmergas were acting spontaneously and withdrew. But it would be unacceptable if they were there permanently," Three weeks ago the Turks were quoted as saying that if one Kurdish boot stepped into Kirkuk they would be over the Border with troops. Amazing how a little ME asskicking by us changes things, isn't it?

To: thames_sider who wrote (91749)	4/10/2003 8:49:31 PM
From: Brian Sullivan	Respond to of 281500

Wolfowitz "Rules Out" Lead Role for U.N. Thursday, Apr 10, 2003; 4:33 PM In testimony to a Senate committee Thursday, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz ruled out a leading role for the United Nations in postwar Iraq. Wolfowitz said the U.N. role would be determined by the war coalition, the Iraqi people and U.N. members, but added, "It can't be the managing partner. It can't be in charge." "What we're trying to avoid is a situation that we've seen in other places of the world where Iraq might become a sort of permanent ward of the international community," he said. "There's no reason for that to happen." washingtonpost.com