| Watch the finger-wag, chump, sombody might break it off and shove it down your throat. I have zero sympathy for Turkey. Zip, zilch, diddley-squat. |
Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated on late Wednesday that the process of fighting the terrorist Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, which began with the appointment of special envoys, should achieve concrete results, or the limits of Turkey's patience will be reached.
Speaking to U.S. public broadcaster PBS on the sidelines of his contacts in Washington, Premier Erdogan said, "There are limits to our patience on the PKK issue. The whole aim of our work in fighting against the terrorist group is to get concrete results. Therefore, we need to see the results of our efforts."
Asked how much time Turkey is giving for the success of the process, Erdogan said, "The special envoys for countering the PKK are working on the issue. But of course, we don't think that there's a lot of time for the success of the work because the history of the issue is not only a few years. This issue has been on our agenda for 30 years. I have to obviously state that progress must be attained in these efforts."
Underlining the importance of the territorial integrity of Iraq for Turkey, Erdogan stated that northern Iraq is not at peace as has been claimed since the terrorist PKK is launching attacks against Turkey from that region. "If we could control the future developments in Iraq, we could prevent the escalation of civil war," he added.
'Kirkuk should be given special status'
Erdogan stated that the demographic structure of the oil-rich Iraqi city of Kirkuk has changed, making it a place "on the brink of an explosion," urging a special status for Kirkuk, through taking into consideration the history of the region.
"A referendum is planned for Kirkuk next year, but I don't believe that it will have positive results. I think the referendum should be postponed," Erdogan said.
| Um. No. Fuck off, but thanks for playing. |