[Wonder Warthog]

...Erdogan insisted that Turkey had done more for the U.S. war effort than any other country except England. Turkish airspace was a singularly essential ingredient, he said. ''How could they feel let down by our doing all this?'' he said defensively."

Yeah, right. Two examples--Kuwait and Qatar. Turkey single-handedly extended the war by not allowing the opening of a northern front.

[SubMareener]

On the other hand, if they had helped us as we asked, Turkey would be in a real position to get more involved in the northern Iraq. As it is, they find even their Special Forces are on a very short leash. This probably increases the pressure on Erdogan from the Turkish military, because they recognize that he blew the opportunity for Turkey to make a difference in Northern Iraq.

[a_Turk]

>> "How could they feel let down by our doing all this?'' he said defensively."

>Yeah, right. Two examples--Kuwait and Qatar.

I think he's talking about the war on terror in general A10..