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| Iraq |
| Kurdish soldiers in northern Iraq face loyalty test |
| 2007-11-02 |
| Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC |
| #6 The Turks have permission as long as they stay on the border. Penetrate toward the cities and they will be swatted down. The US two other logistical entry points into Iraq. Turkey is now third tier in US policy. |
| Posted by: ed 2007-11-02 16:06 |
| #5 My feeling is that this will turn out badly, especially for Turkey. I certainly hope so. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-11-02 16:06 |
| #4 My feeling is that this will turn out badly, especially for Turkey. Turkey has both an agenda in Iraqi Kurdistan and a dangerous distain for the Kurds. If you want a historical precendent, try the Austro-Hungarian/Serbian war that preceded WW1. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2007-11-02 15:58 |
| #3 Actually there may be more to what's going on than the PKK. According to Amir Taheri, Turkey is trying to establish the precedent of a right to intervene in Northern Iraq. This is especially true in the northern oil fields. In addition Turkish Special Forces were active in training and supporting Turkumen "insurgents" (allied with the Sunni Arabs) in Diyala and Mosul. The Turks are our allies like the Syrians are our allies. Al |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2007-11-02 13:32 |
| #2 "Green!...No, blue!...Wait!" |
| Posted by: mojo 2007-11-02 13:30 |
| #1 Not too dissimilar to the test facing Paki soldiers in the NWFP. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2007-11-02 10:51 |