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If true that was more idiocy on the part of "the Decider". Dubya should have been working the phone lines and even arranged a face to face meeting with the PM to sway the Turks.

The Turkish PM had already agreed to allow the 4th A.D. into Iraq via their territory. But Powell's threats regarding the $30 billion loan angered the Turkish people and the Parliament unexpectedly voted the plan down at the last minute, when we could not turn back. Powell is a horse's ass, and was completely in over his head in a situation that required great diplomatic aplomb.

[Cyropaedia]

Yep, Powell really was in over his head. We could have used Condi then.

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The Turkish PM had already agreed to allow the 4th A.D. into Iraq via their territory

We were being strung along.

But Powell's threats regarding the $30 billion loan angered the Turkish people and the Parliament unexpectedly voted the plan down at the last minute, when we could not turn back.

Hahahahahahahahahahaha. Virtuous and moral, hahahahahaha.

So, have the virtuous and moral turks stopped taking our billions of dollars a year yet?