Reply #38: Interesting.

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I recall in 2003, during the buildup to war in Iraq. The US was moving forces, already had destroyers in the gulf, getting ready to use Turkey as a staging area. I think they even had a few troops (but for sure lots of supplies and provisions) that had already been unloaded in Turkey. There were some photos, I think on Yahoo news.

Suddenly, without warning, the Turkish government said "No" to the US plans. Washington made all these plans, and then they had to change them.

This was quite an event. I just remember shaking my head, thinking "My God they are presumptious". Just imagine the cost of having to change their plans.

The bottom line is, Turkey ended up turning down a bribe of $24 billion dollars to be Prostitute for a Day. An amazing turn of events.

ReumsFailed mentioned it recently. He said, "we weren't able to capture all the terrorists because Turkey denied us access in the early stages of the war".

Thanks for the info, T. Please keep us posted on any new developments.:smoke: