So Turkey said no to the biggest bully on the block. Fair enough, it is after all a sovereign democracy (I was going to say democratic country, but the FReepers would have killed me), but now the 1600 Crew wants a mulligan in their parliament.

(Reuters) - The White House on Saturday dismissed Iraq's destruction of some banned missiles as part of a "game of deception," edging closer to war despite the Turkish Parliament's refusal to grant U.S. troops access to the country's bases for a possible invasion. Holding out hope NATO ally Turkey would come around, U.S. officials asked for "clarification" after parliament refused to grant permission for the deployment of tens of thousands of American troops as part of a "northern front" against Iraq.

I guess that we now start to add things with/from Turkey to the list of things we should not buy. Well there goes my coffee and and Turkish Taffy consumption. Damn.