The Turkish Parliament votes to forbid American troops passing through Turkey for the Iraqi war, making the Americans go completely berserk. Immediately, Turkish prime minister Erdogan phones President George W Bush trying to calm things down:
"I had a dream about the United States" Erdogan says. "I could see the whole country, and over every building and home was a banner,"
"What was on the banner?" asks Mr. Bush.
"Long live Turkish-American friendship." answered the Turkish prime minister.
"I'm so glad you called" said President Bush. "I, too, had a dream. In my dream, I saw Turkey and it was more beautiful than ever; totally rebuilt with many tall, gleaming office buildings, large residential subdivisions with swimming pools in every yard; and over every building and home was a big, beautiful banner."
"What did the banner say?" Asked Mr. Erdogan.
"I don't know," answered the president, "I can't read Greek."
