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U.S. General: Iraq Attack to Succeed Without Turkey
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| 3/3/03
Posted on 03/03/2003 8:21:34 AM PST by areafiftyone
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To: elhombrelibre
Not that the Iraqi's are anything great, but still, you have to have overwhelming force and a whole RG Division against LAW soldiers sounds a tad risky. True, the choppers will be effective in chewing up the tanks, but I have a feeling that not many Iraqi's will be fighting anyway.
The whole war will probably only last a day or two, the country is going to collapse like a house of cards.
To: VRWC_minion
"I won't be surprised if after the attack we are told that a special secret USA force was allowed to attack Iraq from Turkey."Me either.
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posted on
03/03/2003 8:52:37 AM PST
by
cake_crumb
(UN Resolutions = VERY expensive, very SCRATCHY toilet paper.)
To: COBOL2Java
Or better yet:
"Turkey, let me introduce you to our new friend Kurdistan."
To: areafiftyone
Sorry Turkey, you and your cronies missed the last train. All aboard! Next STOMP, Baghdad!
To: GalaxieFiveHundred
Since the Turkish Parliament has divested itself of this war, we can now go in without owing them any more than our defense obligations with NATO (which will be done by default anyway.) We should then thank them, and tell them that we will instead launch the northern assault from KURDISTAN!!!!
To: VRWC_minion
I won't be surprised if after the attack we are told that a special secret USA force was allowed to attack Iraq from Turkey.
Only if the Turkish military does it. I doubt it will happen.
To: Scott from the Left Coast
Isn't that the truth. I've never heard of talking a Dictator to death.
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posted on
03/03/2003 9:10:20 AM PST
by
Balata
To: CurlyBill
I thought the market reaction in Turkey was hysterical. It's like the parlaiment really didn't believe how much the market was betting on that $15 billion from the US.
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posted on
03/03/2003 9:17:58 AM PST
by
cake_crumb
(UN Resolutions = VERY expensive, very SCRATCHY toilet paper.)
To: *war_list
To: areafiftyone
Who needs Turkey, Americans prefer beef.... :-)
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posted on
03/03/2003 9:20:34 AM PST
by
ARCADIA
(Abuse of power comes as no surprise)
Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.
To: a_Turk
Four votes shy of majority does not a State Department fiasco make. In fact, it doesn't make for a fiasco on the part of the Turkish parlaiment either.
It's only FOUR VOTES, man....remain calm. That article is nothing more than blame gaming on the part of both career administration bashers and a very disappointed Turkish market. It's far to early for finger pointing and buck passing yet. In fact, it's far too early to say it won't come up for a revote yet. The only question now is weather a revote, if it occurs, will occur too late.
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posted on
03/03/2003 9:27:06 AM PST
by
cake_crumb
(UN Resolutions = VERY expensive, very SCRATCHY toilet paper.)
To: areafiftyone
They are trying to put a happy face on a tragic situation.
Who will protect the oil fields? The Turks would be very
willing to do the job. Long Term.
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posted on
03/03/2003 9:29:25 AM PST
by
latrans
(Live Free or Die)
To: maquiladora
US troops are much better equipted than you give them credit for. Our airborne troops are armed with TOAW and other anti-tank weapons. Add to this the helicopter and fast mover assets and you have a force more that able to stand up to and defeat any Iraqi force in the north. The miniute the Iraqi Army shows itself it is dead meat and they know it. ON TO BAGHDAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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03/03/2003 9:40:16 AM PST
by
Bombard
To: cake_crumb
Was it just me, or did the Turkish lawmakers look almost embarassed, surprised, bewildered, when the vote came in....as though they were sitting in their underwear before the world's eye?
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To: mikhailovich
"Was it just me, or did the Turkish lawmakers look almost embarassed, surprised, bewildered, when the vote came in....as though they were sitting in their underwear before the world's eye?"'Sheepish, suprised, apologetic and nervous' was my impression, but you put it MUCH better.
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posted on
03/03/2003 10:24:18 AM PST
by
cake_crumb
(UN Resolutions = VERY expensive, very SCRATCHY toilet paper.)
To: cake_crumb
In fact, it's far too early to say it won't come up for a revote yet.
Turkish prime minister Gul says it will not be brought for another vote unless the Security Council authorizes military action. And he won't promise it will pass then either.
Write off Turkey for the duration. Regrettably.
To: seamole; mhking
Watch Jordan..
I have a feeling the boy king will allow us to transit thru his kingdom..
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posted on
03/03/2003 11:30:30 AM PST
by
Dog
(Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway. ~John Wayne)
To: Dog
I have a feeling the boy king will allow us to transit thru his kingdom.. In exchange for land post-Saddam? Absolutely!
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posted on
03/03/2003 11:45:23 AM PST
by
mhking
(Fasten your seatbelts! Infinity rewards careful drivers...)
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