Has US Swallowed Turkish Suprise?

IOL ^ | 3-22-2003 | Orhan Coskun

[seeker41]

That's like the Israelis getting involved in this war, the turks better stay out of it for their own good!

[blam]

Ping.

[mickie]

Brit was talking about this on his show.
There are already about 1900 Turkish troops in Northern Iraqi.
Very, very troublesome!

[seeker41]

Yes, it is a major problem and this could spread into a larger war if Turkey keeps moving into Northern Iraq. The Kurds have aligned themselves with us for this conflict.

[rimmont]

it was fairly obvious before, but it's very clear now with this apparent Turkish action, that NATO may be finished.

[tubebender]

It won't be long after we finish mopping up over there until Iran starts rattling their swords...

[TLBSHOW]

does this mean we will give turkey 24 billion dollars now?

Turkey rejects $24bn for okaying Iraq strikes


http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?sf=3&click_id=3&art_id=qw1045755000992B262&set_id=1

[mathurine]

As Mae West said after being kicked in the head while trying to milk cow, and landing under the udder plus four erect members she could see: "one at a time, boys, one at a time." Who wants to be next as we take it one at a time?

[Gumption]

This is simply a (waiting for a_Turk to show up) BUMP.

[mickie]

He's on another thread......same subject.

[P.O.E.]

If the US lets this happen, it will send a signal for every two-bit tribal grudge throughout Iraq.

That's why I'm leery of the US's statements to turn Iraq over to the Iraqis. Besides the Turkey situation, with all the Shias in Iraq, it gives Iran a wedge. And it the EU/UN socialists are clamoring to get a foothold.

Unless the US imposes a Japan-like post war constitution on Iraq, there could be trouble. I don't trust the Iraqis to self-determination quite yet.

I may be wasting my worry, but it's been on my mind for some time now.

[blam]

"This is simply a (waiting for a_Turk to show up) BUMP."

May as well get Turk2 over here also.

[Cleburne]

One cannot blame the Turks for wishing to deal with the Kurds. A Kurdish autonomous region of any sort would mean much trouble for Turkey in the form of increased violence and terrorism.

The Turks may not be the finest folks in the world, but they have every reason to be actively looking out for their interests.

[blam]

"One cannot blame the Turks for wishing to deal with the Kurds. A Kurdish autonomous region of any sort would mean much trouble for Turkey in the form of increased violence and terrorism."

Not during our war!

[henbane]

Turkey is getting ready to royally screw the pooch--and toss a big wrench into our nicely humming along military operation.

Check out comments on these threads:

Powell: No quid pro quo with Turkey

Turkish troops move into north Iraq-military source

[cgbg]

they have every reason to look out for their interests

I agree. But, the question the Turks should be thinking long and hard about is whether such a move is really in their long term interest.

In the end they are going to have to beg us to prevent the creation of a new nation called Kurdistan.

So they would be wise to kiss and make up with us. Because, whether anyone likes it or not (and apparently nobody does) we are the only nation with the power to draw boundaries in the Middle East that will stick.

The Turkish public really really wishes that this was not the case, but wishing will not make it so.

[blam]

"Check out comments on these threads:"

Thanks, I've been there already.

[Gumption]

But it seems to me that confronting the Kurds would more assuredly rile Kurdish nationalistic tendencies just when the U.S.A. seemed to have convinced them to shift their long-term goals to attempting to exist in a democratic Iraq.

Turkey doing anything forceful in Iraq will only hurt their own self interests ... IMO.

[Rome2000]

Muslims are known for their treachery, its a sacrament of their religion.

Funny how Turkey decides to invade its muzzlim neighbor at the first opportunity, wonder what the Arab league will have to say about that!.

The whole regions boundaries are constantly in flux and are artificial anyway, a carved up Iraq may well be the price of an American/Turkish alliance in the region.

God knows the Turks are better than the Saudis, that hornets nest of anti-western italian table cloth on the head wearing SOB's where 19 of the 21 9/11 hijackers came from.

Times are changing, and the USA will do what is in our national interest, as long as Republicans are in charge.