US defense secretary disappointed by Turkey vote on Iran sanctions

masadi1980

MPA (400+ posts)
BRUSSELS: The United States is disappointed that Turkey voted against a UN resolution on Iran sanctions, but the decision will not affect US-Turkish military ties, defense secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.

Speaking after a meeting of NATO defence ministers in Brussels, Gates said Turkey was an important NATO ally and pointed out that allies did not always get along.


He also said the world had time to make sanctions bite against Iran and to try to stall its nuclear enrichment programme, saying it could be up to three years before Tehran develops a nuclear weapons capability.


"I was disappointed by the Turkey vote on the Iranian sanctions," Gates told reporters.


"That said, Turkey is a decades-long ally of the United States and other members of NATO ... Allies don't always agree.


"Turkey continues to play a critical part in the alliance," he added. "We have a strong military-to-military relationship."


Turkey joined Brazil in voting against the UN resolution on Wednesday, saying it believed there was time to negotiate with Iran over its uranium enrichment policy. The resolution still passed, with 12 Security Council votes in favour.


Turkey and Brazil struck a fuel-exchange deal with Iran last month that they hoped would remove the need for a fourth round of U.N. sanctions, but in the end the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China pushed on with the measures.


The sanctions are designed to target Iranian banks and insurance companies, as well as the Iranian state shipping company IRISL. The EU and the United States also plan to impose an extra layer of sanctions on top of those restrictions.


Asked how long the United States was prepared to wait before signs that the sanctions were having an impact, Gates said there was still up to three years before Iran was capable of delivering a nuclear weapon.


"I think that everybody agrees we have some more time, including the Israelis, and we will just continue to work it," he said.


"Most people think that the Iranians could not really have any nuclear weapons for at least another year or two. I would say the intelligence estimates range from one to three years," he said, adding that it could take even longer for them to have a fully-fledged weapons delivery system.


"But clearly them getting to the threshold of having the weapons is what concerns everybody," he added.



 

gazoomartian

Prime Minister (20k+ posts)
" "That said, Turkey is a decades-long ally of the United States and other members of NATO ... Allies don't always agree. "

Gates is trying to save faces. I hope this is just the beginning and Islamiyat is coming back in Turkey, InshaAllah
 

sshahid

Siasat.pk - Blogger
and Mr. Gates we are disappointed at US behavior as well for following reasons:

Why Turkey or any other country can't vote whatever they feel right?
Why USA did not condemn Israel and pass sanctions againt it? It has nuclear too, it has committed many aggressions in the world, including destroying your own warship?

and off course, million other reasons... We are disappointed. And frankly we don't give a damn that you are disappointed.. as you are war criminals.
 

khanpanni

Minister (2k+ posts)
Basic humain rights for all including Palastine , Kashmir Afghanistan and Iraq.

Geneva convention for all the nations .

Same is U N O resolutions for all nations including Isreal.

Do we need double double standerd including ethical and moral values ?

Pakistan an Automic Power should be given Permenent seat ( with vito power ) in U N O to represent the MUSLIM WORLD for world peace.

The world ( U N O ) should accept the existance of ISLAMIC WORLD as they acknowledged ( Peoples Republic of china ) instead of TAIWAN

through pakistani efforts in old times , that is why pakistan has v. friendly ties with China.

How long the policy of divide and rule ( Killing ) will work specially in Islamic countries , sooner or later U S A and U N O have to come on a

relistic approch by accepting the reality of the MUSLIMS WORLDS openion not the ( Puppet Leaders ).

PAK FORCES ZINDABAD !

PAKISTAN ZINDABAD !
 

gazoomartian

Prime Minister (20k+ posts)
Basic humain rights for all including Palastine , Kashmir Afghanistan and Iraq. agreed

Geneva convention for all the nations .

Same is U N O resolutions for all nations including Isreal. Agreed but not possible. Israel is the 53rd State of the US. Also I call it United Nuts

Do we need double double standerd including ethical and moral values ? In West, there no such thing as MORAL. Their motto is 'I am always right, be reasonable, do it my way'

Pakistan an Automic Power should be given Permenent seat ( with vito power ) in U N O to represent the MUSLIM WORLD for world peace. I beg to differ. hen I become the head of Pakistan, first thing on my agenda would be to sever membership from the UN. UN is nothing but a dhakosla and a satellite office of the US State Dept.

The world ( U N O ) should accept the existance of ISLAMIC WORLD as they acknowledged ( Peoples Republic of china ) instead of TAIWAN... yes time is coming soon. Time would have been here if it weren't for Martial Laws and otehr cirrupt leaders such two Bhuttos, NS and now AAZ.

through pakistani efforts in old times , that is why pakistan has v. friendly ties with China. China and India have been recognized in ahadeeth. So these two neighbors have weith in existence. One as adversary the other as friend. India exists only because ghuzwa-e-hind has to occur as predicted by aqa (s.a..w)

How long the policy of divide and rule ( Killing ) will work specially in Islamic countries , sooner or later U S A and U N O have to come on a

relistic approch by accepting the reality of the MUSLIMS WORLDS openion not the ( Puppet Leaders ). As per a program on History Channel in mid 2009, US might be down to trickle by 2025. As per a Pakistani astrologer, its 2020.

PAK FORCES ZINDABAD !

PAKISTAN ZINDABAD !


Pakistani braves boys n girls at the defense are the backbone of our security. if it werent for the ISI and others, we would have been trampled by the Soviets and become USSR block like Chechnya by now.

Zaid Hamid, the only clear alternative for Pakistan, zindabad
Pakistan Paindabad
 

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