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2007-04-12 Iraq

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Posted by Thrineng Hupesh4281 2007-04-12 15:02|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Well, then. We can be pretty sure at this point that Turkey hasn't entered Iraq if DEBKA is reporting that they have. Got any other sources? If there aren't any, then this story is fake.

Posted by crosspatch 2007-04-12 19:40|| 2007-04-12 19:40|| Front Page Top

#2 Debka have a pretty good track record of breaking these kind of stories. I'd say it's highly likely the Turks are in northern Iraq in force. It remains to be seen how the Kurdistan government reacts. If the Turks don't leave quickly, this could blow up big time.

Posted by phil_b 2007-04-12 22:11|| 2007-04-12 22:11|| Front Page Top

#3 I say we give the Kurds air support inside Iraq, and plenty of weaponry to protec their borders. The Turks had a chance to get in on the right side of things and blew it. Time they paid the price for disloyalty - and we reward those loyal to us (the Kurds).

Posted by OldSpook 2007-04-12 23:05|| 2007-04-12 23:05|| Front Page Top

#4 Turkey can get stuffed. So to speak.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-04-12 23:31|| 2007-04-12 23:31|| Front Page Top

#5 Debka can be sensationalist. And many of the stories they print are the sort that can't ever be verified. But wholesale fabrication is not their thing. They leave that to the NYT.

Posted by George Omineng1431 2007-04-12 23:39|| 2007-04-12 23:39|| Front Page Top

#6 What is a DEBKA anyway? Is that Yiddish for "I told you so"?

Posted by covertfloridian 2007-04-12 23:48|| 2007-04-12 23:48|| Front Page Top

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