In a televised address earlier Thursday, Gul assured that the legislative measure did not imply Turkey would enter a war against Iraq, or that Turkish troops would not take part in combat.
Gul je prethodno u četvrtak, u televizijskom obraćanju, pružio uveravanja da se zakonskom merom ne nagoveštava ulazak Turske u rat sa Irakom, ili da turske snage neće učestvovati u borbi.