Word: ozal
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Ozal calls for an atlas and opens it to a map of the region. "Look where we are and what is going on around us," he says. As he traces the boundary of his country's giant neighbor to the north, Ozal reaches with his other hand into his pocket and pulls out a string of jet-black worry beads...
...aide whispers to President Turgut Ozal that his Prime Minister and senior military advisers have arrived, no doubt to discuss the latest American request for the use of Turkish bases in the attack on Iraq, now only hours away. "Let them wait a moment," says Ozal. "The war is important, but so is the nature of the peace that comes after...
Turkey has won praise from Washington for its support. But Prime Minister Turgut Ozal's hawkishness may have led the West to overrate Turkey's commitment. In a recent poll, 72% of respondents opposed Turkish military involvement...
...need Western economic assistance), a joint U.S.-Soviet condemnation of Iraq was swiftly crafted. Once that was in place, other nations could join Washington without fear of reprisal. But the pieces still needed assembling, and the years Bush spent assiduously courting foreign leaders paid off handsomely. "Call Fahd, call Ozal, say this to this guy, that to another," says a Bush aide who watched his boss calculate. "No memos were required. It was all in his head. He operated exactly opposite of how Reagan worked. He knew the military thrust should follow the diplomatic. He knew that to be effective...
President Turgut Ozal agreed to enforce the full-scale sanctions against Iraq, but Baker's reassurances apparently were not enough to persuade him to contribute forces to the Saudis' defense. The other NATO countries have also been happy to have the Americans shoulder the brunt of the burden. Still, every time Saddam blusters anew, fresh offers of assistance roll in. "If Saddam is not punished this time," said a worried official close to Ozal, "he will be out seeking new adventures soon...