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Old 03-21-2003, 11:56 PM   #7
Memnoch
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Originally posted by Reeka:
I just heard Rumsfeld say that it would be "most unhelpful" for Turkey to send troops into northern Iraq. I took "most unhelpful" to be a diplomatic way of saying "stay the hell out of Iraw," or perhaps I misunderstood Mr. Rumsfeld's meaning.
I'm also guessing that to the Turks it means this: "we don't want you there, but unfortunately we can't do anything about it - your issue is the lesser of two evils right now so we'll worry about you later".
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