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| U.S. Secretary of Defense Blames Turkey For Arabs Resistance |
| 2005-02-04 |
| Donald Rumsfeld on CNN's Larry King Live last Thursday held Turkey responsible for terrorists resistance. "One of the things that didn't go right was we were not able to get the 4th Infantry Division in from the north through Turkey. And because of that, the Sunnis north of Baghdad never really got engaged in the war and an insufficient number were captured and killed in that part of the country. And they didn't really ever experience the full power of the United States military. And they, in many instances, today are the ones that are fomenting this insurgency that exists in Iraq. So that and the fact that we couldn't get that division in from the north was unfortunate, in my view," said the U.S. Secretary of Defense. On the eve of Condleeza's meeting with Turkish PM. Wouldn't surprise me if they cancelled the meet. |
| Posted by:phil_b |
| #2 Any world leader would be an imbecile to cancel a meeting with Rice right now. They will undoubtedly record every word she says, then pour over it looking for nuances for weeks. This slight by Rumsfeld was no slip of the tongue, there are intense negotiations going on right now about the future of Incirlik air base, and probably two dozen other major linkages, such as Tikrit, Syria, Iran, Kurdistan as a whole, and the WoT. He was sending at least one message, to at least one receipient, loud and clear. No, the Turks will greet Condi like she is a long-lost cousin. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2005-02-04 11:44:30 PM |
| #1 Sounds about right. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2005-02-04 11:42:52 PM |