How to win allies, pay them off

[hagbard]

[/b]Bush losing patience with Turkey's growing demands

From Roland Watson in Washington and Suna Erdem in Istanbul


TURKEY has just days to agree to give access for American troops fighting a war against Iraq or it will lose a $26 billion (£16.3 billion) US aid package, the White House signalled yesterday.

Turning the screw on Ankara, President Bush?s spokesman, Ari Fleischer, said: ?It?s decision time for Turkey. It will be settled one way or another rather soon.?

Washington has become increasingly alarmed at Turkey?s decision to step up its financial demands in return for opening its military bases to American troops.

...

Politicians say that a written agreement on economic compensation would be needed before MPs could be persuaded to vote against their own wishes and defy the public mood that has become more strongly anti-war. The latest polls indicate that opposition to an Iraqi war has gone up from 80 per cent to nearer 95 per cent.

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How to win allies - Pay them off.

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[etech]

Already covered in this thread.

 

[hagbard]

Originally posted by: etech
Already covered in this thread.

Oh...you're right... LOCK!

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: hagbard
[/b]Bush losing patience with Turkey's growing demands

From Roland Watson in Washington and Suna Erdem in Istanbul


TURKEY has just days to agree to give access for American troops fighting a war against Iraq or it will lose a $26 billion (£16.3 billion) US aid package, the White House signalled yesterday.

Turning the screw on Ankara, President Bush?s spokesman, Ari Fleischer, said: ?It?s decision time for Turkey. It will be settled one way or another rather soon.?

Washington has become increasingly alarmed at Turkey?s decision to step up its financial demands in return for opening its military bases to American troops.

...

Politicians say that a written agreement on economic compensation would be needed before MPs could be persuaded to vote against their own wishes and defy the public mood that has become more strongly anti-war. The latest polls indicate that opposition to an Iraqi war has gone up from 80 per cent to nearer 95 per cent.

[/b]

How to win allies - Pay them off.

Times Online

It worked with us with Canada why not other third world countries?

 

[hagbard]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: hagbard
[/b]Bush losing patience with Turkey's growing demands

From Roland Watson in Washington and Suna Erdem in Istanbul


TURKEY has just days to agree to give access for American troops fighting a war against Iraq or it will lose a $26 billion (£16.3 billion) US aid package, the White House signalled yesterday.

Turning the screw on Ankara, President Bush?s spokesman, Ari Fleischer, said: ?It?s decision time for Turkey. It will be settled one way or another rather soon.?

Washington has become increasingly alarmed at Turkey?s decision to step up its financial demands in return for opening its military bases to American troops.

...

Politicians say that a written agreement on economic compensation would be needed before MPs could be persuaded to vote against their own wishes and defy the public mood that has become more strongly anti-war. The latest polls indicate that opposition to an Iraqi war has gone up from 80 per cent to nearer 95 per cent.

[/b]

How to win allies - Pay them off.

Times Online

It worked with us with Canada why not other third world countries?

Sure, where's the "payoff"?

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: hagbard

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: hagbard
[/b]Bush losing patience with Turkey's growing demands

From Roland Watson in Washington and Suna Erdem in Istanbul


TURKEY has just days to agree to give access for American troops fighting a war against Iraq or it will lose a $26 billion (£16.3 billion) US aid package, the White House signalled yesterday.

Turning the screw on Ankara, President Bush?s spokesman, Ari Fleischer, said: ?It?s decision time for Turkey. It will be settled one way or another rather soon.?

Washington has become increasingly alarmed at Turkey?s decision to step up its financial demands in return for opening its military bases to American troops.

...

Politicians say that a written agreement on economic compensation would be needed before MPs could be persuaded to vote against their own wishes and defy the public mood that has become more strongly anti-war. The latest polls indicate that opposition to an Iraqi war has gone up from 80 per cent to nearer 95 per cent.

[/b]

How to win allies - Pay them off.

Times Online

It worked with us with Canada why not other third world countries?

Sure, where's the "payoff"?

It's called not having to pay for your own National Security.

 

[hagbard]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: hagbard

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: hagbard
[/b]Bush losing patience with Turkey's growing demands

From Roland Watson in Washington and Suna Erdem in Istanbul


TURKEY has just days to agree to give access for American troops fighting a war against Iraq or it will lose a $26 billion (£16.3 billion) US aid package, the White House signalled yesterday.

Turning the screw on Ankara, President Bush?s spokesman, Ari Fleischer, said: ?It?s decision time for Turkey. It will be settled one way or another rather soon.?

Washington has become increasingly alarmed at Turkey?s decision to step up its financial demands in return for opening its military bases to American troops.

...

Politicians say that a written agreement on economic compensation would be needed before MPs could be persuaded to vote against their own wishes and defy the public mood that has become more strongly anti-war. The latest polls indicate that opposition to an Iraqi war has gone up from 80 per cent to nearer 95 per cent.

[/b]

How to win allies - Pay them off.

Times Online

It worked with us with Canada why not other third world countries?

Sure, where's the "payoff"?

It's called not having to pay for your own National Security.

Well, we didn't ask you to. Stop paying, we don't mind.