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2003-03-17 Iraq

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Posted by Steve 2003-03-17 01:33 pm|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I've decided I like the Kurds. I know this is lazy of me, I could research all of this on the net, but would someone explain to me why the Turks won't let them establish their own nation? I know I'm not apprised of all the facts, but after having read the articles I've read, the Turks come off looking like bullies. The Kurds, on the other hand, I feel sorry for because of all Sadam has done to them--and it sounds like the Turks would like nothing better than to get rid of them, too.

Posted by charlotte 2003-03-17 10:48:23|| 2003-03-17 10:48:23|| Front Page Top

#2 Why do the Hatfields hate the McCoys? By the way, the Kurds are not totally good guys. There are some terrorists among them and there are some nasty things that have happened in the past.

Posted by mhw 2003-03-17 10:58:19|| 2003-03-17 10:58:19|| Front Page Top

#3 Charlotte---I read a background article on the Kurds in Asia Times last month. It's complicated, and tribal, and ethnic. I would hope that the Kurds and their neighbors can work on some things to advance the common good. To me, this seems to be the biggest nut to crack anywhere in the middle east, or a lot of other developing places in the world. I hope that we can have success in Afghanistan and especially Iraq, which has an economic base. This will be one of the keys to winning the war on terror.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-03-17 12:54:05|| 2003-03-17 12:54:05|| Front Page Top

#4 I think most of the "criticisms" I've about the Turkish treatment of the Kurds seen could easily be tossed back at Israel if you replaced "Kurds" with "Palestinians."

Posted by Dan Darling 2003-03-17 13:13:47|| [www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com] 2003-03-17 13:13:47|| Front Page Top

#5 It's complicated, and tribal, and ethnic
Like everything else in that part of the world.

Posted by RW 2003-03-17 14:28:42|| 2003-03-17 14:28:42|| Front Page Top

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