Ivan: We ought to tell the Turks, "sod off" - if the Iraqis fear the Kurds, so much the better. Turkey lost its say when it refused to allow American troops to open a second front from the north.
Travis: Let Turkey decide if it wants to go to war with America.
We know that we've had a good alliance.. But there have been a few occasions which have given us Turks reason to save a few notes of suspicion.
Ivan, why is it that while the UK had been a guaranteur of the independence of Cyprus, she made no noise in the face of
Greek aggression and designs on that very independence? Also, why is it that London gave the PKK political cover? Even a broadcast lisence?
Travis, why is it that, even though we were supposed to be allies, the US blocked arms sales to Turkey to hamper her fight against terror during the 90s and is now
doing business with people who harbor those terrorists? Also, why is it that the terror organization I mentioned was able to demonstrate for months across from our embassy in DC?
Lay down with dogs, get up with flees, guys.. Sorry to say...
Irrelevant. If Turkey wanted to ensure there was no such thing as an independent Kurdistan, they should have let the troops in. Now the Turkish government has no leverage whatsoever. We will do what victory demands, and damn the country or the individual (e.g., Chirac) that gets in the way.
Regards, Ivan
Lay down with dogs, get up with fleas....hopefully we will catch no more from the duplicitous turks.
The bottom line is your people don't need us any more to save them from the Soviets. You read this as carte blanche to back stab us. turkey is a muslim state. It kept us from opening a northern front. US and UK troops are paying the price for turkey's lack of honor even as we speak.
You are nothing but an apologist for the whore on the corner.