Bush: "Turks should move out from Iraq as quickly as possible"

Turkish forces in northern Iraq should achieve their goals as quickly as possible and then pull out, said US President George W. Bush yesterday. "The Turks, the Americans, and the Iraqis, including the Iraqi Kurds, share a common enemy in the PKK," Bush told reporters. "It's in nobody's interests that there be safe haven for people who Ö have the willingness to kill innocent people Ö I strongly agree with the sentiments of (Defense) Secretary (Robert) Gates, who said that the incursion must be limited, and must be temporary in nature. In other words, it shouldn't be long-lasting. But the Turks need to move quickly, achieve their objective, and get out."