Well, that our main concern is that Iraq should not become a divided country. Bulent Ecevit Read Quote
There was expectations that the fights there, the operation there might be extended for several months, even for several years. But within a few weeks it ended, because obviously the Taliban wasn’t a real force. Bulent Ecevit Read Quote
I suggested that we had experience in helping other countries build their military forces, and we would be willing and happy to do the same for Afghanistan, together with the United States. Bulent Ecevit Read Quote
We have been helping, trying to help Afghanistan in many ways, even from the beginning of… the beginnings of the ’20s, 1920s, when he we were fighting our own national struggle. Bulent Ecevit Read Quote
The armies, the difference of all of those armies that had been fighting each other and the Taliban took advantage of that to rule over the whole country. Bulent Ecevit Read Quote
But thanks to the efforts, the initiative of the United States and of the several countries from the world, from Europe, including Turkey, it ended within a few weeks. Bulent Ecevit Read Quote
But if we leave them alone, just satisfying ourselves with social work, economic work and the building up of a national army, it can make progress, hopefully within a short time. Bulent Ecevit Read Quote
But if too many countries, as has been the case, interfere too much in the internal affairs, the political situation of Afghanistan, then of course we can’t hope satisfactory results. Bulent Ecevit Read Quote
Although we dealt decisively with all terrorist organizations, we at the same time not only maintained, preserved our democracy, but kept improving it. Bulent Ecevit Read Quote
So we are fulfilling our task in preventing serious armament stocks in Iraq within our possibilities. Bulent Ecevit Read Quote
