ANKARA, Turkey, March 1 — Turkey’s parliament speaker said on Saturday a motion to allow U.S. troops into the country for a possible Iraq war had been rejected, an MP told reporter. The issue is crucial to U.S. military plans and Turkey’s relations with Washington. The vote, carried out behind closed doors, ended with 264 votes for and 251 votes against with 19 absentions — an apparent slim victory for the government.

But the opposition party challenged the result. The opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) argued that the government had not won the 267 votes needed to represent a majority of the 534 lawmakers present in the assembly. The government must now decide whether to try to present a similar resolution to the assembly again and try to gather the remaining few votes it needs (source: Reuters)

Now we get to keep the 30 billion we were going to give them and spend a little of that on a few more days MASSIVE bombardment of whatever Iraqi divisions are in the north. Then we can use Northern Iraq as a staging area. Seems like the Turks did us a favor.

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Washington Post:

"In a stunning setback for the United States which could require the Bush Administration to re-write its war plans..."

High administration official: "it's absolutely a big deal"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23284-2003Mar1.html

commentary; Not only EXTREMELY SIGNIFICANT because of US militry strategy (which it IS!!!), it is extremely significant for the effect it will have on the world-wide anti-war movement, both in the UN, in the capitols of the world, and in the STREET.

THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT NEWS !!!!!!

This will GALVINIZE !!!!! the anti-war movement!!!