Turkey Rejects U.S. Troop Deployment Plan
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By LOUIS MEIXLER, Associated Press Writer
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey's parliament dealt a stunning blow to U.S. war planning Saturday by failing to approve a bill allowing in American combat troops to open a northern front against Iraq.
The decision was likely to seriously strain ties with Washington and marked a setback to U.S. efforts to show Saddam Hussein that he is surrounded and his neighbors support a U.S.-led coalition.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...key_us_iraq_28
So much for the "New Europe" versus "Old Europe" that Bush was talking about.