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Friday, March 26, 2010    

Turkey called hub for Iraq, Afghan war logistics

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military has stressed its dependency on Turkey for transportation and logistics missions in Afghanistan and Iraq.   

Officials said the U.S. military regarded Turkey as a hub for non-combat operations in the Middle East and South Asia. They said Turkey's air force base at Incirlik was a major facility.

"Incirlik is a really pivotal base for us, both for the re-supply of Iraq and for the re-supply of Afghanistan," Gen. Duncan McNabb, commander of the U.S. Air Force's Transportation Command, said.


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In testimony to the House Armed Services Committee on March 17, McNabb said he was pleased with Turkey's cooperation with the U.S. military, Middle East Newsline reported. He did not elaborate.

At the hearing, Central Command chief Gen. David Petraeus said Turkey has been effective in its role in Afghanistan. Petraeus, however, did not respond to a question by Rep. Vic Snyder whether Ankara would reduce cooperation if the House approves a resolution that blames Turkey for the killing of 1.5 million Armenians in World War I.


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  • "[Turkey has] forces deployed in Afghanistan. In fact, they're operating with considerable skill — [and] very impressively in the Kabul district, which is their area of responsibility there," Petraeus said. "And then, of course, there is Turkish involvement in a relationship with Iraq which, again, all of us sought to work together, as we did to promote the relationship of Iraq with its other neighbors as well."

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