Article

2007-10-22 Iraq

Turkish Troops, Weapons Head Toward Iraq

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by anonymous5089 2007-10-22 11:26|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 So, the Kurds are pro-American and really like what we have done for them in Iraq. Time then to call in a few chits and ask them to step on the neck of PKK get them to "cool it" until we can get the rest of Iraq under control. We certainly don't need the safest, most calm section of the country to blow up while we are defestering and pacifying the bad parts.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2007-10-22 11:32|| 2007-10-22 11:32|| Front Page Top

#2 PKK needs to release those hostages.

Posted by newc">newc 2007-10-22 11:41|| 2007-10-22 11:41|| Front Page Top

#3 PKK needs to go after Iran if it wants us to stay off their neck. THat being said, if the Turks come over the border in force, then that is an act of war, and the Kurds and the Iraqi Army, backed by US airpower, should respond forcefully, to set an example for Iran and Syria.

Posted by OldSpook 2007-10-22 12:23|| 2007-10-22 12:23|| Front Page Top

#4 And to set an example for the Turks.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-10-22 12:34|| 2007-10-22 12:34|| Front Page Top

#5 Random thought: Maybe the Turks are just pre-positioning forces for the upcoming popcorn fest in Iran.

Posted by SteveS 2007-10-22 13:04|| 2007-10-22 13:04|| Front Page Top

#6 You may very well have something there Steve. I personally don't think we've got much to be concerned about. NATO member or no NATO member, the US has plenty of air power in the region to keep them from becoming too feisty.

Posted by Besoeker 2007-10-22 13:20|| 2007-10-22 13:20|| Front Page Top

#7 2 infantry divisions, 2 armored division and now moving Corps elements into the area.

They have shelled non PKK villages, and they have been interfering in N Iraq for years- remember in 03 and 04 we captured their intelligence operatives fometing "Turkmen" opposition to the Kurdish government, and cutting deals with the Sunnis for support of violence in the area.

This is not about the PKK - if it were they'd be operating agains the PKK in Syria as well.

This is an exercise in Turkish racism, tryign to stomp the Kurds iun Iraq before they enocourage the large number of Kurds in Turky to stand up for their rights.

And if they do come over the border, we will lose a large chunk of the most effective parts of the Iraqi Army formthe Baghdad area as the Kurds go north to defend thier homeland.

The Turks have screwed us once with the 4th ID, they screwed us again by having thier intel service foment trouble aroudn Kirkuk, and now they will do it again, by causing our efforts in Baghdad area to fall apart due to the Kurdish troops being pulled back to defend the north.

Bush needs to tell them in no uncertain terms that this is unacceptable, and that any heavy Tukish forces inside IRaq qill be struck with US Airpower. And that he is ordering the "Hteater Reserve" brigade in Kuwait to be moved opposte the Turk forces in the north to proide "Security", so that any Tukish forces will be met with US troops.

But Bush it too gutless to do it. He has Condoleeza kissing thier ass and is doign liek he has done the last severa times the Tuks hve messed with us: Nothing.

Start pulling our troops out of Turkey (Incirlik), put them at an airbase in Kurdish N Iraq and in or new bases in Romania.

And start treating Tuely according to their actions, not thier old alliance. They have made themselves and enemy - cut off ALL US Advisory and Funding from the Turks other than that required by NATO.

Posted by OldSpook 2007-10-22 15:47|| 2007-10-22 15:47|| Front Page Top

#8 The ambush on Sunday outraged an already frustrated public. Demonstrations erupted across the country and opposition leaders called for an immediate strike against rebel bases in Iraq, despite appeals for restraint from Iraq, the U.S. and European leaders.

Sounds almost like Israel's situation. Think the Turks would have even a remote bit of sympathy for Israel now? Nah! What was I thinking?!?

Any Turkish incursion into Iraq should be met by immediate and lethal American firepower. These Islamic thugocracies deserve one thing only, the back of our hand.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-22 16:15|| 2007-10-22 16:15|| Front Page Top

#9 Any Turkish incursion into Iraq should be met by immediate and lethal American firepower. These Islamic thugocracies deserve one thing only, the back of our hand
Any american incursion into Turky should be met by immediate and lethal Russian Cinese firepower

Posted by renzo 2007-10-22 18:03|| 2007-10-22 18:03|| Front Page Top

#10 Think the Turks would have even a remote bit of sympathy for Israel now?

I suspect they might as the two nations work closely together.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-10-22 18:25|| 2007-10-22 18:25|| Front Page Top

#11 I suspect they might as the two nations work closely together.

NS, while I know that you are referring to the recent Syrian incursion, I invite you to Google "Turkey denounces Palestinians" or "Turkey criticizes Palestinians". All you get are hits for Israel being criticized by other Islamic entities. I'm not so sure of how "closely" they work together.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-22 18:38|| 2007-10-22 18:38|| Front Page Top

23:53 Verlaine
23:53 JosephMendiola
23:51 Verlaine
23:51 JosephMendiola
23:49 JosephMendiola
23:35 treo
23:32 Zhang Fei
23:32 Verlaine
23:24 Verlaine
23:23 Phinater Thraviger
23:20 Throger Thains8048
22:48 eLarson
22:45 eLarson
22:32 Glenmore
22:31 Barbara Skolaut
22:22 Glenmore
22:19 Glenmore
22:16 Barbara Skolaut
22:13 CrazyFool
22:02 Zenster
21:57 twobyfour
21:42 Frank G
21:41 Zenster
21:33 lotp