Turkish, US military chiefs discuss top security issues in Washington
 
 
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Turkish, US military chiefs discuss top security issues in Washington

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey (L) and Gen. Necdet Özel (C), chief of the Turkish General Staff, listens to the national anthems during an arrival honor cordon at the Pentagon on May 10, 2012. (Photo: AP)
11 May 2012 /TODAY'S ZAMAN
Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Necdet Özel met with his American counterpart, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, in Washington on Thursday.

Gen. Dempsey welcomed Özel with full military honors at the Pentagon, after which Dempsey hosted a luncheon in Özel's honor.

Özel is currently on an official visit to Washington and is scheduled to meet with other top brass at the Pentagon later in the day. Gen. Özel is also expected to meet with US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and attend a dinner hosted by Gen. Dempsey and his spouse, Deanie Dempsey.

Pentagon spokesperson Cdr. Scott McIlnay said that at the meeting the two chiefs of staff discussed a wide variety of security issues, including Turkey's leading role in its region.
 
COMMENTS
Gen. Özel: What about the unmanned aerial vehicles, Reaper and Predator? Gen. Dempsey: Unarmed ones available in black!
Kem
Turkey’s leading role in the region? What region are we talking about? Turkey has problems with every one of its neighbors. Invaded their neighbor Cyprus 38 years ago and keeps thousands of troops there. No diplomatic relationship and closed borders with Armenia. Worst relations with Israel than eve...
Uncle Billy
US soldiers wear advanced Kevlar knee/elbow pads and combat helmets with instant satellite intel; Turkish soldiers still wear baseball caps to war with no realtime intel/communications...Not only are US generals in better condition but US soldiers are well prepared and much better than Turkish soldi...
Turkish Cowboy
@Slim and Chubby, yeah i noticed it as well, but a general should be able to set strategic steps, not to be able to run a marathon. Necdet Ozel showed in the past what a "master general" he is.
DutchTurk
muradali. US armed forces are not on equal terms with anyone. No country in the world is not even close to the military capacity of the US. Most resources, well trained and by far the most developed weapon systems. Europe is way way behind and no one else can come close.
US is not equal
Have you noticed that all American generals fit and Turkish generals a bit over weight and with a belly?
Slim and Chubby
What a difference between past and present. Turkish past was like Pakistan's, US was boss, but now both sides are on equal terms in the interest of the two nations. Hope we in Pakistan have real democracy and not by the corrupt who sell the country and reduce it to poverty and stone age. Here is a ...
muradali_shaikh
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