Netherlands to send 3 Patriot systems to defend Turkey

France, Germany and Belgium refuse to back alliance preparations for a possible US-led war against Iraq because they argue it would be a premature signal war has begun.
But the Dutch has approved the deployment anyway, saying it does not need a NATO approvement as it is a bilateral arrangement.No date has been set yet for the departure of the Patriots units.
Britain, Italy, Spain, Denmark, the Netherlands and the mostly ex-communist EU candidates back the US threat of military force against Baghdad, while France and Germany have spearheaded calls for a diplomatic solution.