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Well, why not? when the middle east power bases are falling ( Saudis covering their butts against the religoius extremists,Iraq squashed like a bug,Iran running scared and in the market for a nuke to bluff the US).If the "turks" play it right , they can 1) stop illegal Iraqi refugees/immigration that is bound to hit their nation, 2) prop themselves up as the alternative in the Muslim world to turn to instead of the "Hated" Christian,Isreal lovin' U.S. 3) get a shot at those Darn "Kurds".I think the 3rd option is appealing to Turkey as the PKK and its off shoots commit "pesky" little acts of violent terrorism/ crime in " turk ville"- and a NATO sponsored -Turkish bullet in the right "skull" would clean up the Kurdish Headache (they've done it before in Armenia ,so what would stop them now?).If given a choice between the French,Russians and Turks as allies, I'd go with the Turks-Takes alwhile and a lot of complainin' to get 'em going but they can fight almost as Good as the Pakistanis,show discipline like the British (when led right),will stay SOBER and are less likely to rape the locals (SO Much for da' Russians) and won't PUNK OUT AND SURRENDER( unless the food and bullets run out, mainly the bullets) like the FRENCH (ever notice that alot of weapons systems used by nations hostile to the U.S. come from France and Russis?).Last bonus- Unlike US kind hearted American"liberators" the Turks won't stand for that killing the "peace keeper" B.S. ,i.e. (1)dead Turk soldier = (20) Dead Iraqis......

Message to Massoud, Jalal, Barham and Hoshyar: cooperate with the coalition and work out Iraq's deal with the Turks to stay only one year. That's what the Turks want, too, as well as your American friends. This is a big moment. Don't miss the historic opportunity for your people.

Excellent advice.