Author Topic: Flash: Turks Reverse on Basing Rights (Read 223 times)

Rasker · « **on:** March 17, 2003, 02:27:42 PM »

preliminary reports on Fox News that Turkish Government will give US and coalition rights to open a northern front.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #1 on:** March 17, 2003, 02:29:16 PM »

Waiting for "Oh, those Turks were bought by US money!" posts to follow.

ra · « **Reply #2 on:** March 17, 2003, 02:33:53 PM »

I thought the US had moved it's ships out of the area already.

Rasker · « **Reply #3 on:** March 17, 2003, 02:38:50 PM »

can still air lift a lot of stuff in. Can only air lift the tanks 1 or 2 at a time tho, but that's not a big problem with close air support flying out of Incirlik Air Base. Be interesting to see if there's any jubilant greeting of the coalition troops in Tikrit, Saddam's home town and clan-base.

john9001 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 17, 2003, 02:41:53 PM »

too late , turks , USA don't need you or your steekn bases

Rasker · « **Reply #5 on:** March 17, 2003, 02:48:31 PM »

It would still be useful, have stuff already up there that we can use in Northern Iraq. Just one more thing for the Butcher to worry about.