Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said that he has warned his American counterpart Colin Powell about the US operation against the terrorists in Fallujah, reported the Turkish media yesterday. In a statement made during Parliamentary budget talks, Gul said that he talked to Colin about Turkish concerns. "We told him civilians should not be hurt and an increase of civilian losses would cause more trouble in Iraq. We explained our anxiety about the issue. We hope that these operations will end as soon as possible, so peace can be established and a proper election atmosphere can come to Iraq," said Gul.
| Peace won't be established with the Bad Guys continuing to control territory. Period. It's too bad the Islamic heroes are hiding among the civilians. It's too bad the civilians welcomed them with open arms, too. Cause, meet effect. |
The Turkish FM added that "All the countries of the world wants to see Iraq stabilized, with Turkey first among them because Iraq, first of all, is our neighbor and secondly, the Turkmens, Kurds and Arabs in Iraq are all our brothers. Peace for them is a matter of intense concern for us," reported the source. |