In fact, Turkish parlimentary rejection, should it stick, could be the best of both worlds for the Turkish military: U.S. presence weakened, Turkish presence relatively strengthened. If this keeps up, its going to be a wild game in N. Iraq.
Of course, they'll have to forgoe the "gravy", but maybe they think the lying, cheating Bush gang was going to stiff them, anyway.
-Brad
Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 13:22:23 -0600 From: "Peter K." <peterk.enteract at rcn.com> Subject: Re: Turkey is still not a "done" deal
>London - The Turkish Parliament has rejected a motion to allow thousands
>of US troops into the country ahead of a possible war with Iraq, Sky
>News reported on Saturday.
This could be good for the Kurds.