The Turks should have been kicked out of NATO in 2003.
Turkey WAS our temporary ally during the Cold War.
Now they are more like an agressive, muslim, cross-bred of Russia and France. When the Turks really screw with Iraqi Kurdistan, I hope we stand with the Kurds. They have PROVEN to be our allies. Turkey has proven to be a backstabber.
But they weren't.
True......I wish I had a better handle on why they are so damned afraid of Kurds...
There is no way to change the fact that the area has a ethnic majority. Turkey should not be involved in this, in the way that they are, and if this is true about a military buildup on the border, it would be the first time since the war, in a major way, and sends terrible signals to Iraq. It may make the integration of the Kurdish region of Iraq less likely and more problematic for Turkey.
Are these people as stupid as they appear to be?
Amazing.....Really amazing.
SolidWood you are correct all around. Though they should never have been in N.A.T.O.
The Kurds have been very good allies in this war and the only two reasons I can seen Turkey going through with this is to gain the north Iraqi oil fields for themselves and to keep their own Kurdish population from joinging a united Kurdistan.
Lastly I love your tag line.