Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Photo from Karalahana)
From The Washington Times:
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that "the situation in Iraq is not positive at all," contrary to U.S. claims of progress after five years of conflict.
Mr. Erdogan, in Washington to attend the financial summit of G-20 nations, said Afghanistan was "another disastrous event" and that the Bush administration had spent more than $500 billion in Iraq and Afghanistan without stabilizing either country.
Bipartisan in his criticism, the Turkish leader also chided President-Elect Barack Obama for openly promising to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq within 16 months. It would have been bett
From The Washington Times:
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that "the situation in Iraq is not positive at all," contrary to U.S. claims of progress after five years of conflict.
Mr. Erdogan, in Washington to attend the financial summit of G-20 nations, said Afghanistan was "another disastrous event" and that the Bush administration had spent more than $500 billion in Iraq and Afghanistan without stabilizing either country.
Bipartisan in his criticism, the Turkish leader also chided President-Elect Barack Obama for openly promising to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq within 16 months. It would have been bett
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that "the situation in Iraq is not positive at all," contrary to U.S. claims of progress after five years of conflict.
Mr. Erdogan, in Washington to attend the financial summit of G-20 nations, said Afghanistan was "another disastrous event" and that the Bush administration had spent more than $500 billion in Iraq and Afghanistan without stabilizing either country.
Bipartisan in his criticism, the Turkish leader also chided President-Elect Barack Obama for openly promising to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq within 16 months. It would have been better for Mr. Obama to have kept his timetable "secret," Mr. Erdogan said.
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My Comment: Blaming others for Turkey's long war and conflict with its Kurdish population.
Mr. Erdogan, in Washington to attend the financial summit of G-20 nations, said Afghanistan was "another disastrous event" and that the Bush administration had spent more than $500 billion in Iraq and Afghanistan without stabilizing either country.
Bipartisan in his criticism, the Turkish leader also chided President-Elect Barack Obama for openly promising to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq within 16 months. It would have been better for Mr. Obama to have kept his timetable "secret," Mr. Erdogan said.
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My Comment: Blaming others for Turkey's long war and conflict with its Kurdish population.