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jules · Joined: 20 May 2005 Posts: 7

I am trying to understand exactly why Turkey is considered such an important ally of the USA by our State Dep?

sm4125 · Joined: 10 Oct 2003 Posts: 4

Turkey is good for the war profiteers. That is all that matters.

broman1us · Joined: 12 Sep 2004 Posts: 8

Location, location, location.

Lizzybits · Joined: 18 May 2004 Posts: 4

They share a border with Iraq, and are the only country that allow us to use their territory for staging for the war. Iraq has only a tiny amount of sea coastline, and it's in the Basra region, which the British are in the process of pulling out of, so if we lose sea access to Iraq, we'd better have some serious land access. No Turks, no easy access to Iraq.Plus, they are the one of the few predominantly Muslim countries with a secular government.

MissE729 · Joined: 08 Dec 2004 Posts: 5

Turkey has sudden importance because Bush can't pursue his 'bonanza' war without them.No other reason.

frankieb5705 · Joined: 15 Nov 2006 Posts: 4

Because most of the supplies our troops need are shipped through Turkey, and their air space is needed to bring seriously injured soldiers to Germany for surgery. Going around Turkey would cost valuable time and lives in flight to an operation.

DS · Joined: 13 Feb 2007 Posts: 5

Because Bush is more interested in "winning" than in what's right.

andresm · Joined: 20 Feb 2004 Posts: 7

Like most alliances, it is an alliance of convenience.Don't get all caught up in making everything a moral issue.You'll end up defeated and in the prison of some jerk who has decided that your attitude, you religious beliefs, the color of you skin, how you dress, you sexual orientation or your gender is not in line with his version of morality.If you are not prepared to do whatever it takes to defend yourself, surrender and save us all the trouble of cleaning up the mess.

MJ · Joined: 12 Apr 2007 Posts: 4

well it sounds like we have a good platform for war against Turkey then. all we need now is for a president to allege that they have WMD's, and its ON!

Stacy5096 · Joined: 29 May 2006 Posts: 4

thank you friend, God bless you

jackie · Joined: 10 Mar 2005 Posts: 5

There not importantthey not even respectablebut they are being usedin Iraq to make things safer for our troops, in return we will pay a highprice for their services. We are going to get ripped off big time thats a given.

IanS · Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 6

cus turkey is an important ally u should know that.. btw are u an armenian or a kurd? just askin'

Bill · Joined: 09 May 2003 Posts: 8

It is what Curious1 said, "Location, location, location". What serves the Military Industrial Complex is what shapes our current foreign policy. The Beast of the Bible is the war god Marduk and military contractors are feasting at his table in this life. Not the true citizens on the front line risking life and limb at this very moment so I do not have to wear a Shroud to leave my house, I mean the Profiteers draining our treasury and our pocketbooks at the gas pump.

refugiotrans · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 3

Here is the answer Wink

Friendship between Turkey and the United States dates to the late 18th century and was officially sealed by a treaty in 1830. The present close relationship began with the Second Cairo Conference in December 4-6, 1943, and the agreement of July 12, 1947 which implemented the Truman Doctrine. Turkey sided with the United States during the Korean War of the early 1950s, providing active military support to the U.S. forces. During the Gulf War of 1990, the Turkish Armed Forces contributed to the coalition forces, and Turkey supported the initiatives of the U.S. in the region. The country hosts the Incirlik Air Base, a major operations base of the United States Air Force, since 1954. Following its membership in 1952, Turkey became the bulwark of NATO's southeastern flank, directly bordering Warsaw Pact countries and risking nuclear war on its soil during the Cuban Missile Crisis.The U.S. and Turkey have had a Joint Economic Commission and a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement for several years. In 2002, the two countries indicated their joint intent to upgrade bilateral economic relations by launching an Economic Partnership Commission. In 2005, Turkish exports to the U.S. totaled $4.9 billion, and U.S. exports to Turkey totaled $5.3 billion.

f1point4 · Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 4

Turkey is an important ally of the USA due to it's location at the intersection of Asia and Europe