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?
Who said it was "virtuous and moral". The Turkish Parliament made a huge mistake. They reacted emotionally instead of pragmatically. That isn't the point. It was avoidable, if Bush and Powell weren't so stupid about the whole matter.