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2008-02-25 Iraq

Turkey: Chopper went down in Iraq, 8 more soldiers killed in combat

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Posted by Fred 2008-02-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 The Kurds are short-sighted. Turks retaliate disproportionately. At long last the Kurds have a quiet enclave. The time is right for peaceful co-existence.

Posted by McZoid 2008-02-25 04:28|| 2008-02-25 04:28|| Front Page Top

#2 How many Kurds have been killed in this campaign? 50? 500? How many deserved it? 5? 499 (nobody's perfect)?

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2008-02-25 07:21|| 2008-02-25 07:21|| Front Page Top

#3 I just do not understand how we can liberate Iraq and then tolerate this invasion by a litte tryant who fancies himself the leader of a global caliphate. Someone please explain it to me!

We, here in the United States, would not tolerate Mexico sending thousands of troops and tanks into the Texas to hunt down violent M13 gang members who rape and kill Mexicans immigrants and reporters. Why is there such a collective yawn over this invasion of Iraq by Turkey? It's outrageous!!

Posted by Crease Poodle1618 2008-02-25 07:38|| 2008-02-25 07:38|| Front Page Top

#4 America keeps making itself needful of unreliable regimes like Turkey, Egypt, KSA, Pakistan, Yemen, and the list goes on. Once we need them as "allies," we can't slap them down for their stupid transgressions. Sometimes, isolationism looks pretty inviting, no matter that it remains a bad idea in the larger scheme of things.

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2008-02-25 11:06|| 2008-02-25 11:06|| Front Page Top

#5 #3 I just do not understand how we can liberate Iraq and then tolerate this invasion

Looks more to me as "They're doing our job for us." let them, and keep quiet. More dead assholes the better.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2008-02-25 23:29|| 2008-02-25 23:29|| Front Page Top

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