On Thu, 20 Mar 2003, Trei, Peter wrote: > There are other factors that the Turks have on their minds, aside from > the US and NATO. Turkey is anxious to join the European Union, and > has been cleaning up its human rights act to gain acceptance. > Turkey recently lifted martial law in the Kurdish areas (do they still call > them "mountain Turks"?). > > Turkish aggression against the Kurds in northern Iraq would scuttle their > chances for many years.
Yeah, I forgot about that. That's part of the reason they voted to not let the US use their turf - they want to keep the French and Germans happy. That's a damn good reason for them to leave the Kurds alone, pure economics! And if the EU can get a foothold into Turkey to kick the US out, that helps them a lot militarily as well. I don't think the US is looking too far into the future on this one at all! Patience, persistence, truth, Dr. mike
