> > > After the Turkish Parliament voted to disallow American troops in
> > > Turkey for an Iraq war, Turkish prime minister Bulent Ecevit phoned
> > > President George W Bush:
> > >
> > > "I had a dream about the United States" he said. "I could see the
whole
> > > country, and over every building and home was a banner," said Ecevit.
> > >
> > > "What was on the banner?" asked Mr. Bush.
> > >
> > > "Long live Turkish-American friendship." answered the Turkish prime
> > > minister.
> > >
> > > "I'm so glad you called" said President Bush. "I, too, had a dream. In
> > > my dream, I saw Turkey and it was more beautiful than ever; totally
> > > rebuilt with many tall, gleaming office buildings, large residential
> > > subdivisions with swimming pools in every yard; and over every
> > > building and home was a big, beautiful banner."
> > >
> > > "What did the banner say?" Asked Mr. Ecevit.
> > >
> > > "I don't know," answered the president, "I can't read Armenian."
> > > Turkey for an Iraq war, Turkish prime minister Bulent Ecevit phoned
> > > President George W Bush:
> > >
> > > "I had a dream about the United States" he said. "I could see the
whole
> > > country, and over every building and home was a banner," said Ecevit.
> > >
> > > "What was on the banner?" asked Mr. Bush.
> > >
> > > "Long live Turkish-American friendship." answered the Turkish prime
> > > minister.
> > >
> > > "I'm so glad you called" said President Bush. "I, too, had a dream. In
> > > my dream, I saw Turkey and it was more beautiful than ever; totally
> > > rebuilt with many tall, gleaming office buildings, large residential
> > > subdivisions with swimming pools in every yard; and over every
> > > building and home was a big, beautiful banner."
> > >
> > > "What did the banner say?" Asked Mr. Ecevit.
> > >
> > > "I don't know," answered the president, "I can't read Armenian."
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