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On the streets of Kabul, Turkish soldiers go on patrol, side by side with the British, an Islamic star and crescent on the shoulder of their NATO-issue uniforms. In Ankara, Turkish officers take lessons in local Afghan politics before assuming command of the international peacekeeping mission this summer. Meanwhile, technicians at the Incirlik air base in southern Turkey work to upgrade their radar facilities--just in case they're needed for a U.S. air assault on Baghdad.
Quietly and without fanfare, the Turks are demonstrating that on the international stage, at least, they are a full member of the Western world's post-September 11 alliance against terror. The ...