Posted on 11/11/2004 3:43:19 PM PST by datura
your point?
It won't work.
Although Europeans aren't exactly fond of the American government at the moment, most of them have a pretty clear sense of the incompatibility of Islam with the Western world. Europe's governments may foolishly decide to allow Turkey into the EU, but their populations will never approve.
I don't know. Who has a stronger and better military, Turkey or Europe?
Turkey can wipe out every european army.
Regardless: the Communists amongst the Kurds must be *DESTROYED*, as with ansar-al-Islam or ANY OTHER terrorists in Iraq...
"The kurds are our only ally in iraq.. fuck turkey."
The Kurds and the PKK are not the same animal. The Kurds are caught in the middle between a moderate ME country (Turkey) and the Communist PKK. Which is precisely the way the PKK wants it (because it confuses nationalistic Kurds as to who the real enemy is). That's how the Communists operate. They sieze on pre-existing tensions and opportunistically fan them into flames. Israel understands the PKK's game plan. That's why they back Turkey's campaign to irradicate the PKK (recent tensions over the Iraq war notwithstanding).
Hypothetical, Turkey invades Iraq. Kurds and Americans fight Turks. Iran helps Turkey. All hell breaks loose.
Turkey can be the military that Europe doesn't have. Europes tough talk. Turkeys military behind them.
Hear, hear! Bravo! Standing Ovation!!!
The PKK are terrorist.
Care to explain why an "ally" would shaft us at the last minute and block our troop movements after we guarranteed them a 20 billion? Usd loan ? First off true "allies" wouldn't need to be paid off to help another ally. Basically they are not an ally they are neutral country and act on what is convenient to them in order to suit their game.
I disagree. They would not let US use thier holy land for our invasion, much less be used as a shield and sword for OLD europe. The turks are proud nation, unlike the EUnuchs.
Turkey is no longer an ally in iraq.
"The PKK are terrorist."
They are Marxist-Leninist (Communist) revolutionaries, which means they are terrorists by definition.
Holy land, Smoly land. They couldn't stand up to the muslims that surrounded them. Thats' my opinion anyway.
This isn't Turkey's concern however.
They need to back the freak off IMO.
Americans, after the Moos in Iraq are settled down, need to raise up a multi-ethnic Iraqi force to work with American assistance to finish off the stabilizing of Northern Iraq as Central, Western and Southern Iraq are being made stable.
Looks like the Kurds have a hard decission to make. Do they weed out the PKK or fight with them against turkey?
I agree, and they proved that quite obviously.
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