Iraqi leader shies away from inviting Turkish troops

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20030911/wl_mideast_afp/iraq_turkey_troops&cid=1514&ncid=1473

ANKARA (AFP) - The head of Iraq's interim administration Ahmed Chalabi shied away from inviting Turkish troops to Iraq -- a gesture that would have helped bolster Ankara's bid to join the US-led multinational peace-keeping force there.

"It is not our job to call troops to Iraq. This is a job for the United Nations," Chalabi, the current chairman of the Governing Council, told reporters after a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul.

He said, however, they "will continue to study" the prospect of a Turkish deployment, which has faced with harsh opposition in Baghdad. snip

But the plan, which has the backing of the United States, has triggered harsh objections in Baghdad, particularly from Iraqi Kurds who have tense relations with Ankara.

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1. Desperate times call for desperate measures

Like calling the fox into the chickcoop!!



Regime change begins at home!!!

[LeftCoast]

2. Huh...so Chalabi did get to be in charge after all...

Well, will wonders never cease...

[StandWatie]

3. I give him six months

He will be escaping to wherever will take him in the trunk of a car somewhere.

[4dsc]

6. Can you say puppet regime

with a criminal in charge too..

[E_Zapata]

4. Iraqi's "leader" - insinuating him right into his dictatorship position

Will he go to Jordan to discuss trade agreements in the future?

[Wwagsthedog]

5. Sure he will

The Jordanians are offering 22 years of free room and board.