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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17651-2003Mar12.html
Turks Add Hurdles to U.S. War Plans
(Washington Post) Turkey's leaders insist they need further assurances about postwar Iraq before they allow U.S. troops to deploy along the border for an attack. They also are refusing to let the Pentagon use Turkish airspace without approval from parliament, but appear to be in no hurry to schedule a new vote. Without the use of Turkish airspace, Pentagon officials would have to consider using the more provocative route of flying over Israel and Jordan.