[Uncle George]

WRONG; The only factor that brought this vote count against the USA was the members putting Muslim politics ahead of Turkey's well being, (Church before State).

[paul51]

Muslim politics

We have to stop thinking our enemies will ever be our allies

[Just mythoughts]

Turkist ambassador don't remember his name said there were two reasons the vote went the way it did.

1. Promises made at the first Gulf War were not kept --
(Clinton administration - my words, not his)


2. Population were ticked at how CNN was making it sound that Turkey was blackmailing US for more money, when it fact that actual amount of aide was $4 billion and the rest was loan guarantees.

So in light of this being a political vote from the population who see us as not being trustworthy (wonder why), and then American press picturing them as blackmailers let their politicians know we want no part of this.

Maybe the truth is somewhere between the State Department and what the population believes.

[Welsh Rabbit]

Yep. It was Turkey who screwed up big. In the end, we'll win our war without them, and they'll still be broke.

[tabsternager]

You're absolutely right. I've said it before and I'll just say it again: A country which continues to lie about and deny their own history of committing genocide is not a country to be trusted, period.