NATO calls emergency meeting after France blocks Turkey defense plan

CNN | February 10, 2003

[HAL9000]

Per Richard Quest on CNN International -

NATO calls emergency meeting after France blocks Turkey defense plan

Meeting to begin in one hour (4:30 EST)

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[RaceBannon]

When Iraq attacks France they will...oh, we know what they will do...

[American in Israel]

Not only does France not want to defend itself, it wants its "allies" to be defenseless also. How can someone be so stupid to equate defenseless with peace when dealing with someone like Iraq?!

[Dog]

France stabs us in the back...

They need to pay a heavy price!!!!!!!!!

[Peach]

This is just unbelievable; I have no words (that can be typed in this forum).

[Kip Lange]

I echo that sentiment. Been trying to compose a post that expresses my feeling without using numerous four-letter words. I can't do it.

[Lion's Cub]

We are seeing the realignment for probable WWIII. BTW, Iran has entered the frey now, as has the Vatican. Fasten your seatbelt .

[Kip Lange]

probable WWIII

It's a bit too early to say that, yet...*possible*, I would amend that to.

[maestro]

UR#4).................................

It was unclear if Germany, which had previously backed French and Belgian hesitation had also supported the latest the delay of the planning to send surveillance planes, anti-missile batteries and units specialized in dealing with germ warfare and poison gas attacks to Turkey.

Right!

...batteries and units specialized in dealing with germ warfare and poison gas attacks to...

........but,............Iraq does NOT have any WMD........?

Sure,......

/sarcasm

[chilepepper]

The war party in Washington

Er, lets see -- that would be the Democrats, no??

World War I -- under Wilson, Democrat

World War II -- under Roosvelt, Democrat

Korean War -- under Truman, Democrat

Vietnam -- under Kennedy/Johnson, Democrat

Somalia -- under Klintoon, Democrat

Kosovo/Bosnia -- under Klintoon, Democrat

You are basing calling the Republican the War Party

because of them trying to oust your hero and protector of the World Socialist vanguard Saddam?

[shezza]

What gall! Now they're trying to make Turkey surrender before the battle. I am SO tired of their self-important delusions of grandeur. Hey, France...you're irrelevant! Go home!

[t4texas]

OK guys, looks like it's time to reaarange the deck chairs again!

[Kip Lange]

Nice zing, chile. ;-)

I'm so sick of this crud that I believe I may just have to shut down the screens...turn off the computers...shut down the cell phone...pull the landlines out...and watch "Gilligan's Island" on tape all day.

[Dog]

Speechless that these ungrateful SOB's who we saved from Hitlers death camps would be this stupid...

Don't worry about Turkey we will take care of them....nothing will happen to them..

[Peach]

Great New York Post article posted on FR called How Dare the French Forget. Contained in the article are the names of just a few of the 10,000 American soldiers who died on French soil defending their sorry butts. We need to be able to do something to hurt them for this - $$ talks.

[Peach]

I pray you're wrong about WWIII, but the news all around the globe is ominous

[Peach]

Perhaps the little weenies wish they were speaking German all these years. I so wish a few of our WWII soldiers were in a position to organize and make a big spash at a press conference reminding the world of our contribution to the saving of all of Europe.

[Jumper]

France quite NATO and now wants NATO to quit!

[Peach]

Know what you mean about turning it all off. It's good to take an occasional break as many of these events are beyond our control anyway. But, I always get pulled back in by FR...