Now 3 sources confirm: US SECRETLY ASKS TURKEY TO HOST IRAN ATTACK

[newamericanpatriot]

And Mr. Moderator, this is definitely not a duplicate, as, if you bother to visit the two links you are saying are duplicates, you'll see they are completely different.


http://aliberaldose.blogspot.com/2006/05/at-rubicon-us-asks-turkey-to-host-iran.html
http://aliberaldose.blogspot.com/2006/05/3rd-source-rice-offered-turkey-nukes.html

[Pavulon]

1. Why would we use turkey?

To use f-117 jets and b2s to blind and then bomb them at will. There is enough air power floating WELL out of range of any magic suntan missiles to carry out a massive attack lasting weeks.

They are flanked on both sides by us ground forces.

Not saying we should, will, etc. Just that this makes no sense..

[HuffleClaw]

10. to use 'em as a PATSY

to give the locals someone close to blame for the attack.

[Canuckistanian]

19. That's somewhat...believable

But Turkey has already shown it's bona fides by refusing to accede to demands to host attacks on Kuwait, Iraq, etc.

Turkey has nothing to gain here.

And they have their own reasons to remain neutral.

The Kurds for one.

[superconnected]

2. Nothing is going to stop bush and sleezas attack on iran.

They're invested in defense and they want the money.

[0007]

3. Good for Turkey.

[madrchsod]

4. bullshit story

no one in the pentagon would ask turkey to let us base bombers in their country. we don`t need to base our aircraft there plus they do not have the resources to do so. it`s a bullshit story planted by someone with an agenda and in the middle east it could be anyone

[Poiuyt]

9. We already have an Air Force base in Turkey

My nephew is stationed there right now. Incerlik Air Force Base. I believe we would still need permission from Turkey to fly bombing missions over their air space.

[Bucky]

11. Tell me more about this, Madrchsod. It seems to make sense to me

Turkey's government has been acting cozier with the antiwar "old Europe" countries for a while, and certainly has reason to increase their street cred with their more conservative, sectarian Muslim neighbors. I think this indiscretion would fill both agendas. It certainly follows the pattern of how Turkey snubbed the US over the Iraq invasion on 2003.

So can you explain your view of this situation more? I'm genuinely interested in finding out more of why you're calling this BS. I can certainly see this as a planted story (Iran has an excellent intelligence service), but I'd need proof or logic. What would be their policy intent here (motive is obvious, of course)?

More importantly, what are the signs giving away the fact that this disinfo?

[madrchsod]

15. just finished searching and ran across some

interesting news from turkey
http://www.dunyagazetesi.com.tr/news_display.asp?upsale_id=261147&dept_id=87
http://www.cyprusweekly.com.cy/default.aspx?FrontPageNewsID=304_1

http://www.dunyagazetesi.com.tr/news_display.asp?upsale_id=261151&dept_id=87
http://www.dunyagazetesi.com.tr/news_display.asp?upsale_id=261141&dept_id=87


what i did find is that all the links go to israeli sites (the worse one debkafiles) from a newspaper that isn`t in english . i can find nothing in the turkish media about these statements. the newspaper that this story was from, thru another link. also published an article about how the united states were going to meet secretly with the hamas leadership.
after my search there is something that really smells about this story mainly because no one else is reporting this but a arab newspaper with who knows what agenda and it`s only reported in the israeli press. personally i think the crew in the whitehouse is way over their heads in their ability to figure out how to put the genie back into the bottle. or maybe they don`t want to...

oh yes-- i left out all the links to the kurds and turks problems and that relationship to iraq and iran.

[leftchick]

22. Tukey declined to help in the Iraq invasion

which was supposed to be a "cake walk". They know full well what would happen in a Bombing of Iran.

[hang a left]

13. Didn't they also refuse for the Iraq campaign??

[madrchsod]

17. yes- it was not popular with the people

and the government could not risk a uprising.

[newamericanpatriot]

21. I don't think it's bullshit at all....

I hate to say it, but it's an Arabic news agency based in Dubai, an Israeli newspaper and Palestinian Internet news site.

If THOSE three groups are agreeing on it, chances are it's probably true. And while we may have an air base in Turkey, moving in heavy ordinance and launching a nuke strike from there probably requires exceptional permissions. Call me naive, but....

[magellan]

5. Full speed ahead is right

Only a fool would believe BushCo's claims of pursuing diplomatic solutions with Iran. We're not even talking to Iran.

Thanks for sharing this, newamericanpatriot, depressing as it is. And welcome to DU!

[newamericanpatriot]

20. Thanks Magellan...

Thanks Magellan!

:-)

Like your avatar.

Very, very cool.

[katty]

6. host?! sounds like a f******garden party! mo' $$ thrown at Turkey

[enid602]

7. Turkey

A simple and polite refusal would have sufficed on Turkey's part. Seems Turkey (up to now a pretty loyal US ally) went out of its way to be indiscreet and insistent that it does not support *'s Iran policy. Good for Turkey; we need more countries to stand up.

[librechik]

8. more old gambits from the Iraq playbook

and those worked so well!

[alittlelark]

12. ....sigh.

sigh

I won't forget Turkey - Like b*sh almost forgot Poland.


OK, forget the BS ..... Turkey now hates us. WHY would they be sooooooo STOOOOOPID.

[uppityperson]

14. USA asks Turkey, Turkey says "hell no" eom

[KingFlorez]

16. Heard the same rumor for Iraq

I don't but this one, but I do believe an attack on Iran will come soon

[OneBlueSky]

18. the world is being run by lunatics . . .

rich, self-involved, criminal lunatics who get their marching orders from the multi-national corporations who made them rich, and who continue to do so . . .