Turkish army backs US troops

[ThePresence]

BBC

Chief of General Staff Hilmi Ozkok said allowing US troops to attack Iraq from Turkish territory in the north would shorten the war.

"The Turkish armed forces' view is the same as the government's," General Ozkok said.

Turkey's armed forces wield considerable influence in Turkish politics and the general's remarks are seen as significant following Saturday's vote in the Turkish parliament to reject a bill to allow US troops on Turkish soil.

 

[KGB1]

The Turkish parliament has no interest in the war, though their army which has been eating up resources for the past 30 years, need a reason to fight. In the 70's it was the greeks, 80-90's it was the jurdish rebel guerilla's, now its "beef" is with Iraq. The Turkish army just wants to make sure no Kurdish territory is established in the region if Saddam if overthrown.