Exactly. This is the same Turkey that slaughtered allied troops in WW1, could not find itself to fight Hitler in WW2 and have done nothing to help free Iraq from its past.
If they want to push this problem, bring em on, they could find themselves fighting Americans who they have such a low opinion of. The Kurds along with Israel are our only real allies in the region and I say we defend them against all invaders.
Does Afghanistan count?
2005. "Turkey has assumed command of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, a multinational UN-mandated force to assist the Afghan government and the international community in maintaining security.
"NATO has held the command of ISAF for the last two years and yesterday was the change of command from Eurocorps, which is a NATO Rapid Deployable Force, to the Rapid Deployable Corps in Istanbul," Karen Tissot van Patot, an ISAF spokeswoman, told IRIN from the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Monday. . .Turkish Lt-Gen Ethem Erdagi took command of ISAF from Lt-Gen Jean-Louis Py of France. . . ."
It may have escaped your notice, but the Turks fought alongside US troops in the Korean War, during which they (re)gained a reputation as tough and determined fighters.
If they want to push this problem, bring em on, they could find themselves fighting Americans who they have such a low opinion of. The Kurds along with Israel are our only real allies in the region and I say we defend them against all invaders.
As the old saying goes, "Pickin' your fights is 50 percent of winnin' 'em". Neither we nor the Iraqi Kurds (whose tough talk I find amusing, considering the fact that they folded like lawn chairs when Clinton turned Saddam loose on 'em) need to be starting trouble with the Turks at this time.