CRAWFORD, Texas - US President George W. Bush told Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday that the United States will help Turkey in the face of attacks by Kurdish rebels, the White House said.
The two leaders also discussed US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rices upcoming trip to the Middle East and ways to address the humanitarian needs of the Lebanese people amid Israeli strikes, said spokeswoman Dana Perino. They also discussed the continuing PKK terrorist attacks against Turkey. The president told the prime minister that the United States will work with Turkey to deal with this terrorist threat, said Perino.
So Erdogan whined enough and Bush makes a statement to give him some cover. | The two leaders had also spoken on the telephone Thursday, after Ankara threatened a cross-border operation if Washington and Baghdad fail to crack down on the separatist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq. |