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Turkey Warns US It Plans To Invade Northern Iraq Shortly After Elections
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| 11 Nov 04
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Posted on 11/11/2004 3:43:19 PM PST by datura
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This is an extreme complication of matters in Iraq. The action Turkey intends to take will bring Turkish forces into direct military contact with US forces in the area, with their target being the Peshmerga - our allies in Northern Iraq.
The Peshmerga have been sending weapons into Turkey as of late, while Iran has been forging ties with both sides of the conflict. Officially, Iran has been much more visible in Turkey signing agreements with the government. Unofficially, the Iranians have been a major supplier to the al Qaida network that exists in Turkey - a network formed during the Bosnian war and maintained to send troops and supplies to Chechnya.
This could end up being a real mess. Basically, the continuing legacy of the Clinton administration's decisions in the area are once again coming home to roost - and are putting our forces in harm's way unneccessarily.
Following Turkey's refusal to allow us to use their frontier with Iraq during the initiation of the war, I can't see us doing anything to help them. Quite to the contrary, the Peshmerga have been extremely faithful allies in the Iraq war and we should stand behind them against Turkey. Allies come and go, and it looks like since Turkey is going to join the EU, we may yet be at war with an EU member in the near future.
Interesting times, indeed.
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posted on
11/11/2004 3:43:19 PM PST
by
datura
To: datura
WTF are these idiots thinking!
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posted on
11/11/2004 3:45:01 PM PST
by
ChefKeith
(Life is GREAT with CoCo..........NASCAR...everything else is just a game!(Except War & Love))
To: datura
What should the US do, shoot them when they come across the border?
To: datura
It will never happen....there are 140,000 reasons sitting in Iraq that see to it.... that this invasion will never happen.
Turkey is all bluster.
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posted on
11/11/2004 3:45:59 PM PST
by
Dog
To: datura
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posted on
11/11/2004 3:45:59 PM PST
by
bikepacker67
("This is the best election night in history." -- DNC chairman Terry McAuliffe 11/2/04 8pm)
To: datura
That would be a very dumb move on Turkey's part.
To: elizabetty
"What should the US do, shoot them when they come across the border?"
Yes.
To: datura
So we choose between Turkey and the Peshmerga?
Wow. Though as Stalin said,"You can walk with the devil until you get to the bridge."
Still, war between Turkey and Iran might open other doors of opportunity for securing American national interest.
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posted on
11/11/2004 3:46:51 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(Big government is still a big problem.)
To: datura
"The United States has refused numerous Turkish appeals to eliminate the PKK strongholds."
I have no idea whether the above article is true or not. But both the US, Turkey and Israel have a vested interest in routing out the Commie-Terrorist PKK wherever they exist. I will be the first to admit, however, that to do so right now would create unnecessary agrivations that are best left alone until we secure Iraq. But if the PKK launches renewed attacks against Turkey, or the US for that matter, all bets are off.
To: ChefKeith; datura
I had been wondering about all the behind the scene deals that were being cut in the EU negotiations with Turkey by France and others to see if Turkey was ready to be part of the EU.
I guess one of the requirements for EU membership must have been the screw over the Bush Administration and the American people in their Iraq war effort.
About the only explaination I can come up with.
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posted on
11/11/2004 3:48:12 PM PST
by
Robert357
(D.Rather "Hoist with his own petard!" www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1223916/posts)
To: datura
Well, one has to wonder how much of this is actually true.
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posted on
11/11/2004 3:48:20 PM PST
by
Trippin
To: datura
Maybe the Turks can get Hussein (assuming he hasn't already been hanged) to be their,there,they're [pick one] ally in the invasion.
To: elizabetty
What should the US do, shoot them when they come across the border? Don't need to shoot them.
Napalm and CBU's work real good.
LVM
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posted on
11/11/2004 3:48:28 PM PST
by
LasVegasMac
("5 times ain't sh!t - My Daddy won here 10 times" DEjr)
To: elizabetty
I certainly would tell them that northern Iraq is currently under US military control. For them to enter a zone of US military control with fighting forces constitutes an attack on US forces.
They certainly wouldn't be flying in there for more than a few minutes, and then once their aircraft are destroyed I would threaten to destroy their ground forces.
This is no different than if Iran were to mount an attack on northern Iraq - same/same.
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posted on
11/11/2004 3:48:44 PM PST
by
datura
(Rabies and lead poisoning combined with advanced syphilis approximates liberalism.)
To: datura
Firstly, I doubt this report. If it is true, why warn the US? Either to get con$ideration$, or to try to influence the new government to reign in Kurd autonomy.
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posted on
11/11/2004 3:48:52 PM PST
by
atomicpossum
(I am the Cat that walks by himself, and all places are alike to me.)
To: elizabetty
What should the US do, shoot them when they come across the border?
Somebody needs to send Turkey a few DVDs loaded with Dubya's post-9-11
speeches and all the following controversy over the Bush Doctrine of pre-emptive attack.
It's clear that this must be Turkish politicians talking...
Unlike most other country, it's the military officer corps (of Turkey)
that keeps the country balanced.
Crazy things happen when the politicians get out of hand.
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posted on
11/11/2004 3:49:07 PM PST
by
VOA
To: elizabetty
What should the US do, shoot them when they come across the border? Shoot to kill and bomb the living hell out of these idiots.
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posted on
11/11/2004 3:49:29 PM PST
by
Centurion2000
(Truth, Justice and the Texan Way)
To: datura
I am to believe this..why?
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posted on
11/11/2004 3:49:42 PM PST
by
MEG33
( Congratulations President Bush!..Thank you God. Four More Years!)
To: All
You folks take this article seriously why?
To: datura
The Turks MISSED their opportunity to assist. The Kurds are the backbone of the new IRAQI Army. Therefor, the Turks should expect the survivability of their troops to be about 20 minutes, tops.
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posted on
11/11/2004 3:50:07 PM PST
by
Henchman
(BORK SPECTER. Email your friends and relatives. PLEASE do it now!)
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