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2007-04-13 Iraq

Turkish army seeks OK to strike Kurds inside Iraq

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Posted by trailing wife 2007-04-13 08:02|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I thought DEBKA already approved it.

Posted by GK 2007-04-13 12:20|| 2007-04-13 12:20|| Front Page Top

#2 You had your chance for cooperation in 2003 Johnny Turk. Heck, I would have given you all of the ottoman Empire back (minus Israel) if you'd have acted civilized. But now you can pound sand.

Posted by rjschwarz 2007-04-13 14:12|| 2007-04-13 14:12|| Front Page Top

#3 A little word first my Turkish friends.

Remember the 4th Infantry division sitting off your coast?

Remember its destination, Anbar province?

Remember how we needed you to let us through to support the major flanking movement, and seal the retreats of the Baathist so they couldnt flee into Syria?

Remember how the 4th ID cut thru to Ramadi, sealed central Iraq, beat down the baathist resistance and seized WMD's headed for the Bekka Valley - and because of that we were able to put the follow on brigades up north to pacify the PKK and help the Turkish troops that were part of the invasion - and were patrolling in Northern Iraq?

Oh thats right, that last thing never happened.

Which is why the tuskish force beling allowedinto Iraq will never happen. Set one foot across the border and we will deploy a ranger battalion there with orders to fix in place and call in JDAM strikes on *ANY* incursions from ANYONE into Iraq.

You send troops over and we will ensure the Iraqis return them to you - in body bags... shipped the long way around to that port you denied us.

And if you een look at us funny over this, I'm sure the Greeks would love to have some training and some F16C(block50's) delivered, wet, with ordnance, and a couple Perry frigates and an Aegis destroyer deployed within SAM range of you major air assets.

Posted by OldSpook 2007-04-13 21:53|| 2007-04-13 21:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Turkey can get stuffed.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-04-13 23:18|| 2007-04-13 23:18|| Front Page Top

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