[Procyon]

Let's unload the ships at Haifa and roll everything through Jordan. Give the Jordies the $15 billion.

I have an idea the Turks don't want the US in the north, because when the war starts, they intend themselves to occupy northern Iraq to prevent the establishment of a Republic of Kurdistan.

[tomahawk]

Turkey cannot stay for long in northern Iraq. That would make them invaders, unlike the U.S., which are liberators.

[CatoRenasci]

And the way North from Jordan is through Syria -- which neds to be taken care of as well.

The Turks have really screwed the pooch on this one. End NATO now, form an alliance with the Brits, Spanish, Italians and the Eastern Europeans, and tell the Greeks they're welcome to the Turks.

[mikenola]

Interesting idea! Looks like the transit time would be quicker and less mountainous too.

[goody2shooz]

...[Turks]will occupy northern Iraq...

That has been my thought exactly. They will seize the oilfields and claim stemming Kurdish terrorism as the reason for their actions.