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22/03/03
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Bloody Turks are gonna get the oil.
After Turkey's decision on Friday to suspend the overflight rights, a senior U.S. administration official said the administration is "very worried."
"We told them to stay the hell out and it is a major problem which we are going to be watching very closely today," the official said.
The Turkish vote does not allow U.S. forces to use Turkish bases for any attacks on Iraq.
The United States had sought the use of Turkish bases for about 62,000 troops in order to move against Iraq from the north.
Parliament rejected an earlier proposal to allow U.S. troops into Turkey despite U.S. promises of billions of dollars in aid.
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