What affects will these 3 unexpected turns have on the US war on “Iraq/Afghanistan/So-Called-Terror” ?
Re: (Turkey - Pakistan - Saudi) .vs. USA
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1) Turkey gets Islamic majority
2) Pakistan gets Islamic majority on half of its provinces PLUS probable parliament role
3) Saudi says no US support on Iraq attack.
What affects will these 3 unexpected turns have on the US war on "Iraq/Afghanistan/So-Called-Terror" ?
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Turkey got lot of support for islam but the Justice party is similar to the welfare party few years ago. they will not have influence of major policies including the relationship between america and the secular elite within turkey.
Pakistan the MMA or islamic alliance said they will work with the US occupiers going back on there previous commitment to get rid of the american troops within pakistan.
Saudi "says no to US support on iraq attack" you will get a comment saying one thing this week and next week don't be surprised that the house of saud comes out with completely opposite comment probably saying we support america all the way. the house of saud spews so much rubbish and lies i don't belive anyting they say.
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Lets hope the Turkish Govt does not allow its bases to be utilized in Bush’s personal crusade against Sadam..
Turkey’s Antiwar Sentiment Strains U.S. Plans, Relations](http://www.sltrib.com/2003/Jan/01102003/nation_w/18954.asp) Salt Lake Tribune 10 Jan 03
BY RICHARD BOUDREAUX LOS ANGELES TIMES
ANKARA, Turkey – More than a month after hinting it would facilitate a U.S. invasion of neighboring Iraq, Turkey’s leadership is leaning defiantly toward an antiwar stand, endangering the Bush administration’s plan to open a northern front against Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, diplomats and Turkish analysts say.
U.S. officials are warning privately, with growing insistence, that time is running out on any agreement to deploy Iraq-bound U.S. troops in Turkey. Without their timely assent, Turkish officials say they are being told, the Bush administration cannot be counted on to help protect Turkey’s strategic interests during a war or cushion a blow to its economy.
While a U.S. ground attack against Iraq would come mainly from Kuwait in the south, the Pentagon also wants a northern front in order to strike Saddam’s forces from different directions and to seize Iraqi oil fields near the northern Iraqi cities of Mosul and Kirkuk. Turkish officials say the United States is seeking approval to bring as many as 80,000 combat troops through Turkey for an operation in northern Iraq.
So far, both the Turkish military and the newly elected government have balked, citing strong public sentiment against an invasion and voicing skepticism that Saddam’s removal would bring Turkey any political or economic benefit. The delays are starting to strain relations between the United States and its closest Muslim ally in the Middle East, with officials in both countries questioning the reliability of a strategic alliance that dates to the 1950s.
Turkey has yet to admit a 150-member U.S. military survey team for the first step in what would be a weekslong process to upgrade its bases for U.S. troops, although a go-ahead is expected soon. And Turkish officials have insisted that Parliament, which by law must approve the stationing of foreign troops, won’t debate the issue until after Jan. 27, when the U.N. Security Council is to receive an official report from inspectors searching Iraq for evidence of weapons of mass destruction.
A major lobbying effort by the Bush administration, starting with a visit last spring by Vice President Dick Cheney, has failed to overcome Turkey’s apprehensions about a war in Iraq. U.S. officials have begun emphasizing, in talks with their Turkish counterparts and briefings for Turkish journalists, that Washington is prepared to invade Iraq without a northern front. In that case, the Turks say they are being told, Turkey could suffer economically – and Congress might not approve the aid package. Without a northern front, the Americans also reportedly warn, they would be less able to control the Kurds in northern Iraq.