Zam-Zam
Senator
There are a lot of major clowns under Barack's Big Top, but Susan Rice may be moving up to Joe Biden status.
First, this:
Turkey has agreed to allow the U.S.-led coalition to use its military bases for the fight against the Islamic State and to use Turkish territory as part of a training program for Syrian opposition fighters, Obama administration officials said Sunday.
“That’s a new commitment and one that we very much welcome,” Susan E. Rice, President Obama’s national security adviser, said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world...1d6712-5254-11e4-892e-602188e70e9c_story.html
Sounds wonderful. Too bad Turkey doesn't know anything about it:
Turkey on Monday denied any deal with the United States on use of its bases for operations against ISIS, according to reports — contradicting National Security Adviser Susan Rice, who said Ankara had “made a commitment” over the issue. "There is no decision at the moment concerning Incirlik or any other issue," foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told state-run Andalou Agency in reference to a key air base in southern Turkey.
His comments came only 24 hours after Rice told NBC News' "Meet The Press" that the Turks had “in the last several days, made a commitment that they will in the first instance allow the United States and our partners to use Turkish bases and territory to train …moderate Syrian opposition forces.” She added: "In addition, they have said that their facilities inside of Turkey can be used by the coalition forces, American and otherwise, to engage in activities inside of Iraq and Syria. That's the new commitment, and one that we very much welcome.”
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/is...deal-u-s-using-air-bases-against-isis-n224741
Perhaps Turkey's unwillingness to strike a deal can be blamed on a spontaneous reaction to an obscure Youtube video...........
