On the recordOctober 2, 2001
I think, as has been expressed by my other colleagues, Turkey has a key role to play here; and we can learn much from what Turkey has done to combat terrorism. More specifically, in the last 20 years, Turkey has had 30,000 people killed by terrorist acts. Certainly this is a menace in the country, but they have put together an entire program to combat terrorism. And we were briefed by the general staff of the Turkish army on what they had done to protect themselves and their country, and they made broad recommendations for the United States and all countries around this globe of ours to put into place what is necessary if we expect to control terrorism. Turkey, as my colleagues know, is a land between Europe and Asia and is protected by the straits between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. Turkey is quite simply one of the most important countries in the region.
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