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Clinton Alumnus warns against Turkish-Kurdish clashes
The United States should send troops to northern Iraq near the Turkish border to prevent a possible armed conflict between Turkey and the Iraqi Kurds, said Richard Holbrooke, a top U.S. diplomat during former President Bill Clinton's tenure. In an article in The Washington Post Holbrooke said a Turkish-Kurdish clash might be one of several regional problems that could trigger a chain reaction, eventually leading to a global conflict.President George W. Bush "should redeploy some U.S. troops into the safer northern areas of Iraq to serve as a buffer between the increasingly agitated Turks and the restive, independence-minded Kurds," he said, noting that Turkey is "talking openly of invading northern Iraq to deal with Kurdish terrorists based there." "Given the new situation, such a redeployment to Kurdish areas and a phased drawdown elsewhere -- with no final decision yet as to a full withdrawal from Iraq -- is fully justified," said Holbrooke, who is known for his role in bringing an end to the Bosnian war in 1995. Posted by: Pappy 2006-08-13 |
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