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2007-02-10 Iraq

Committee Decision Increases Tensions In Kirkuk

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Posted by DepotGuy 2007-02-10 13:01|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The Turks are threatening to intervene if the Kirkuk referendum on joining the Kurdish area goes ahead (because the Kurds will win).

Posted by phil_b 2007-02-10 20:10|| 2007-02-10 20:10|| Front Page Top

#2 I don't think the Turkish threat will fly for a few reasons. First of all, because what is being done is relatively democratic, and was decided upon by the government of Iraq, the US will back Iraq's play and tell the Turks to keep out.

As far as the Kurds are concerned, they have made a brilliant offer of creating a large Turkmen buffer zone between Kurdistan and the Arab South. This would enlarge the Turkmen territories, which would encourage them to also tell the Turks to back off.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-02-10 20:17|| 2007-02-10 20:17|| Front Page Top

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