The Bush administration has been working to dissuade Turkey from crossing over the northern Iraq border in an effort to quell Kurdish rebel attacks stemming from there. In a phone conversation with Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan, President Bush said that invading Iraq would be a “serious misstep” in the advance toward eventual peace in the region.“Ali? Dubya here. Buddy. Listen. Dude. You totally do not wanna invade that country... Yeah... No. Trust me on this one," Mr. Bush reportedly advised Minister Babacan. "I mean, attacking an unstable Islamic country with a long and bloody past of internal sectarian rivalries against the advice and wishes of nearly all other nations on earth at perhaps the most sensitive period in recent Mideast history? Are you mad? What leader in their right mind would do such a... I mean it's not as if attacks on your homeland originated directly from within Iraq... uh... um, oh I think that was my call waiting. Gotta go man. Talk to ya later.”
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