[xJones]

Considering how the Turkish Parliment just dissed the U.S. military, they shouldn't be counting on us for support.

[George W. Bush]

It's too late for Turkey to try to take this tack. They are clearly not negotiating in good faith and harbor aggressive intent for a re-establishment of the the Ottoman Empire inasmuch as it included areas that have vast oil reserves.

The strength of the Turkish claim on Kirkuk/Mosul is on the same level as Saddam claiming in '91 that Kuwait was historically a province of Iraq and therefore he was just bringing a rebellious Iraqi province under the legitimate control of Iraq.

Turkey is starting to smell. Reek, even.

[Jhoffa_]

That was my first thought also.

I mean, what they are saying here sounds allot like: "We don't want to war and we won't support the war.. We DO however wish to divide the spoils with you."

Did Kim Jong take over Turkey while we weren't looking?