talks turkey: Def Secretary Gates Tells Turkey To "Wrap Up"...

[katty]

more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/02/28/defense-secretary-robert-_n_88878.html

Defense Secretary Robert Gates Tells Turkey To "Wrap Up" Iraq Incursion
LOLITA C. BALDOR | February 28, 2008 11:42 AM EST |

ANKARA, Turkey — Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he told Turkish leaders on Thursday that Ankara should end its offensive against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq as soon as possible, but the U.S. made no threats to yank intelligence support for the operation if its NATO ally fails to comply.

"I think they got our message," Gates told reporters after his talks with Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other leaders, including the president and the minister of defense.

Still, Gates said Turkish officials did not discuss any deadline and he said he did not know if they will end the operation in a week as he's asked.

"I stand by where I've been on this. And that is that they should wrap this thing up as soon as they can," Gates said, noting his meetings with Turkish officials did not change his mind.

[mkultra]

1. thats funny...Turkey..wrap up

Im hungry now.

[BridgeTheGap]

2. Yeah, boy wonder said thing at this press conference today...it was pretty lame

One reporter asked bush how long he thought Turkish troops would be in Iraq - "As long as it takes"
Reporter - "days, weeks, months?" Bush (smirking the way he does) "As long as it takes"