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Originally Posted by Flagg
I'm blown away at how much hospitality the Turks show to Aussies, Kiwis, and Poms visiting their country to mourn their respective war dead.
Ataturk was a pretty interesting character.
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If I was a potentate and wanted to curry favor, I would allow the Cursed Infidel Dog Turistas some slack so as to sway their leaders to vote my way at the UN and/or EU/NATO.
Many would see Turkey's aggressive activity as a win win. Muzzies shooting Muzzies. How can you lose..
Look at how "HELPFUL" Turkey was with the Golf War. I know, Wikipedia is not the best quotable source, but the gist of the topic is useful..
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Although neither side acquired any weapons from Turkey, both sides enjoyed Turkish civilian trade during the conflict, although the Turkish government remained neutral and refused to support the trade embargo imposed by the U.S. on Iran. Turkey's export market jumped from $220 million in 1981 to $2 billion in 1985, making up 25% of Turkey's overall exports. Turkish construction projects in Iraq totaled $2.5 billion between 1974 and 1990. Trading with both countries helped Turkey to offset its ongoing economic crisis, though the benefits decreased as the war neared its end and accordingly disappeared entirely with Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and the resulting Iraq sanctions Turkey imposed in response.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_War
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