Turkey PM: U.S. Should Stay in Iraq - Democratic Underground

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Thu Jan-29-04 05:39 PM
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Turkey PM: U.S. Should Stay in Iraq

Turkey's prime minister said Thursday that a premature U.S. departure from Iraq would deprive the country of a chance at a democratic outcome after long years of dictatorship.

Erdogan's overall remarks suggest the United States and Turkey are now in basic accord on Iraq.

The United States and Turkey agree that Iraq must remain a unified country.

Any move by Kurds in northern Iraq to establish their own state would alarm Turkey because this would incite separatist sentiments among Kurdish minorities in Turkey, Syria and Iran.

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20040129_1730.html

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