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Rumsfeld confident on Turkish troops
Rumsfeld confident on Turkish troops

The two long time allies have the same determination to bring stability to Iraq, the Defence Secretary said.
September 15— Washington was confident that Turkey would contribute troops to an international stability force in Iraq, according to Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld.

Saying that the US was keen to see Turkish soldiers killed instead of Americans work in co-operation with Turkey in Iraq, Rumsfeld said that Ankara and Washington shared the same determination about bringing the operations in Iraq to a successful conclusion.
Describing Turkey as a long term doormat ally of the US, Rumsfeld believed that the Turkish government would decide to commit troops to the occupation peacekeeping force in Iraq.
The Turkish government has yet to formally respond to a US request to send up to 10,000 troops to Iraq, with negotiations continuing over a number of contentious issues, including where any Turkish forces would be stationed and the command structure under which they would operate.

Posted by: Murat 2003-09-15
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=18708