Frank Carlucci, William Cohen, William Perry
Former U.S. Secretaries of Defense
The following is excerpted from a September 7, 2007, letter from three former U.S. secretaries of defense to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. We write today to convey our deep concern regarding thedamage that passage of H. Res. 106 could do to relations between the United States and Turkey,a longtime NATO ally and a country which plays a critical role in supporting U.S. national security interests in the Balkans,greater Middle East, the Black Sea region and Afghanistan. The depth and breadthof our defense and security relationship with Turkeyare considerable, and, as former Secretaries of Defense, we value Turkey’sfriendship and…
