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Old 10-28-2008, 01:42 AM   #11
Aliantha
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tw, did you not read that they put the road in after (and probably because of) consultation with Australia and NZ. It's not the road itself that's the problem, it's the additional works that people are upset about.

Once again, my issue is that the land has basically been allocated to Australia and NZ as a memorial for all we lost during that battle. A generous gesture on the part of the Turks who were certainly under no obligation to do so. They have allowed Australian and NZ people to visit the area en masse every year since, and the numbers are still growing.

I don't imagine, that after all those gestures, the Turks would go ahead and do something to deliberately upset any of us. It would seem more likely that they (possibly thoughtlessly) decided to add something extra and it blew up in their faces.

Once again, I think the Turks have been incredibly hospitable, and when it all comes down to it, I don't believe one country should have the right to tell another where to put its roads.
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