Deborah Harrell wrote: > > ...Thus, the insertion of 1,000 troops, while > > it sounds like a lot to us, is really pretty much > > small potatoes. > > Remember, the Coalition has around 300,000 troops. > > > > Thus, while Turkey sendin 1,000 troops into Iraq is > > disappointing - > > it isn't necessarily terribly significant at this > > point. > > I truly hope you are right about this.
On Saturday night, I say an interview with some US official. He was questioned about Turkey inserting troops into Iraq, and expressed some annoyance at the potential complications that may cause. But when the interviewer tried to prompt him to further bash Turkey, he started to defend their troop actions. He basically stated that in GW1, Turkey was economically hammered by incoming Iraqi refugees, and that when they are stopped right at the border, refugee camps tend to form there, which become a magnet for all sorts of problems. So the solution is to "expand their border" a bit. He seemed to think this was a reasonable thing and not a major issue. -bryon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
