[WilliamofCarmichael]

RE: The Turks don't want Kurds stirring up trouble in Turkey. By going after both at the same time while thumbing their nose at the central government is an incredibly shortsighted plan.

Kurdistan Regional government is going after both Turkey and Iran?

Is that what you are suggesting? If yes.. how? If no.. I misunderstood, sorry about that.

[humint]

Kurdistan Regional government is going after both Turkey and Iran?

I do not know how much influence the regional Kurdish government has over the PKK or PJAK. I am not suggesting they are consciously cooperating to attack Iran and Turkey. My intent is to show how each entity is influencing the overall "Kurdish" situation. The level of control the Kurds have over their own condition is a variable open to discussion. Iranian and Turkish incursion into Iraq however has much broader consequences for Iraq and the Kurds, beyond the PKK and PJAK. These may be the sparks of a much larger conflagration.

[JSteff]

“Kurdistan Regional government is going after both Turkey and Iran? “

Sadly I fear the Turks will not take time to distinguish between the PKK and the Kurdistan Regional government.

It will be amazing if we can diplomatically get Turkey to keep them separate. But I fear the PKK elements will hide out in the Kurdistan Regional government area in Iraq. Forcing Turkey to attack them too.

This will force us immediately make one of several very bad choices.

The dems blew this meddling attempt big time.