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2003-04-25 Iraq

Turkish Troops Caught Sneaking Into Kirkuk

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Posted by FreeTheKurds 2003-04-25 09:32 am|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 While there would have been a certain satisfaction in shooting them out of hand, what the airborne did to them is actually more humiliating. Just think about it: the elite Turkish Green Berets ("Green Fezzes?") creep into Iraq to execute their elaborate and masterful covert operations plan, and . . . get pulled over at a checkpoint ("We've been expecting you."), fed, interrogated, tucked in safe for the night ("We took care of their security."), and then sent home very publicly the next morning ("We can't shoot 'em, after all, they are our 'allies.'").

Message to the Green Fezzes: YOU PEOPLE ARE AMATEURS.

No doubt, there was also a message to the ~~Turkey~~ Turkish government: DON'T DO THIS AGAIN.

Posted by Mike 2003-04-25 11:30:16|| 2003-04-25 11:30:16|| Front Page Top

#2 The way they surrendered, it appears that the origin of this operation was political, not military, and that this particular unit may have thought that this was a half-assed mission to begin with.

Posted by Ptah 2003-04-25 11:41:31|| [www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2003-04-25 11:41:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Mike: How can you be so sure it's the Green Fezzes and not a Shriner convention? All the Shriners I know have automatic weapons so no one will take their cool little go-carts. Let's not be too hasty here!

Posted by Dar 2003-04-25 12:10:50|| 2003-04-25 12:10:50|| Front Page Top

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