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Turkey and France clash over Libya air campaign
guardian.co.uk ^ | 3/24/11 | Ian Traynor

Posted on 03/24/2011 9:38:50 AM PDT by illiac

Turkey has launched a bitter attack on French president Nicolas Sarkozy's and France's leadership of the military campaign against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, accusing the French of lacking a conscience in their conduct in the Libyan operations.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: france; libya; nato; obama; turkey

1 posted on 03/24/2011 9:38:57 AM PDT by illiac
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To: illiac

Oh No! Can’t we all get along?


2 posted on 03/24/2011 9:44:56 AM PDT by screaminsunshine (TV.)
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To: illiac

moosies accusing anybody else about a lack of conscious


3 posted on 03/24/2011 9:46:31 AM PDT by bravo whiskey (If the little things really bother you, maybe it's because the big things are going well.)
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To: illiac

NATO is going to have to figure out what to do with Turkey.


4 posted on 03/24/2011 9:47:52 AM PDT by dfwgator
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“...NATO is going to have to figure out what to do with Turkey...”

Have them over for Thanksgiving?


5 posted on 03/24/2011 9:50:16 AM PDT by illiac (If we don't change directions soon, we'll get where we're going)
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To: bravo whiskey

I wonder if the Turks asked the Armenians their opinion.


6 posted on 03/24/2011 9:54:46 AM PDT by GoDuke
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To: illiac
While the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, is also opposed to Turkey joining the EU, she has voiced her objections moderately. Sarkozy has declared loudly that culturally Turkey does not belong in Europe, but in the Middle East.

And herein lies the real cause of the dispute. France does not want Turkey in the EU.

7 posted on 03/24/2011 9:55:48 AM PDT by mlocher (Is it time to cash in before I am taxed out?)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; Delacon; ...

Thanks illiac.
8 posted on 03/26/2011 7:35:06 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Thanks Cincinna for this link -- http://www.friendsofitamar.org)
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To: mlocher

I agree. Why is Turkey in NATO??


9 posted on 03/26/2011 7:37:28 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Sacajaweau

Two words. Cold War.


10 posted on 03/26/2011 11:19:00 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: illiac

France is now where it was before the Battle of Tours, it is the New Champion of Freedom. It has stopped the use of the berkha in France and now leads the way in Libya.

Sad day for US. Having to root for the French to lead the way, when we were the ones who used to do it.


11 posted on 03/28/2011 6:17:32 PM PDT by TomasUSMC ( FIGHT LIKE WW2, FINISH LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM)
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