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Originally posted by the new JR Jansen:
Ron, your first point is really bad and offensive (and yes i did see the smiley).
I apologize to you and anyone else I may have offended with that remark. The smilies were to point out the what I'd said was ridiculous. Of course, the fact that Turkey is a Muslim nation has nothing to do with the decision made by the three NATO nations.
My country (Belgium) has never said anything about not defending Turkey in case of a war but as Ar-Cunin said, there is no war at the moment. Secondly, if those are the rules then live with it. If 3 countries can hold off a decision then that's the way it is. It sound a lot like whining to me. Whining that a few aren't going to listen to the USA.
No whining intended. The decision to hold off on Turkey's request isn't going to stop the US from defending Turkey, but it does send all nations a message that maybe NATO isn't going to provide protection between nations when requested. If your nation requested help from NATO, you'd probably be upset if the US blocked that request.
Another point is that it's not only the defense of Turkey that is so big an issue over here. Other things in that treaty state the releaf (sp) of US troops in Afghanistan and the Balkans. Now where do you think these troops are going to be sent ? It's a way to strongarm, undirectly, the doubters into the war rethoric and as far as we are concerned, there is no war yet.
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There is no war yet, it's true. Is what the UN inspectors say Friday going to make a difference? I guess waiting until after the fact is the way some would choose to go.
Again, on the Muslim nation point, I meant no offense. I was being sarcastic about similar anti-Muslim allegications made against the US during this ordeal(not by you).
[ 02-13-2003, 08:07 AM: Message edited by: Ronn_Bman ]