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| Turkey Signals Possible Military Action Against Kurds in Iraq |
| 2004-09-03 |
| The Turkish government hinted Sept. 1 that it may send troops into Iraq to fight Turkish Kurd rebels there. Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul told reporters here that Turkey would do "whatever its security required." "The United States is not yet in a position to launch a military operation against the [rebel group] PKK," Gul said in an apparent sign of growing Turkish impatience with the United States. "We shall not proceed by relying on another country. We know how to deal with our enemy." An estimated 4,500 to 5,000 armed militants of the separatist PKK, also known as Kongra-Gel, reportedly are holed up in the mountains in northern Iraq. The group, which seeks independence for Turkish Kurds, is recognized by Turkey and the United States as a terrorist organization. Despite repeated assurances to Ankara, the United States, the occupying power in Iraq, has not proposed any military offensive against the PKK. U.S. officials have said they plan no such military action in the near future. Some 30 Turkish security forces personnel have been killed since June, when the PKK ended its unilateral, five-year cease-fire with Turkey. I guess we don't really need to worry about stopping at the Syrian, or Irani borders. The MiddleEast seems to have its own rules. |
| Posted by:Super Hose |
| #7 mr murat are yawl have draft? id stand up against it and fight against the man tell em no kurd called me frog whore |
| Posted by: Half 2004-09-03 5:25:52 PM |
| #6 I'd sure hate to lose the Hagia Sophia, but if we have to... |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-09-03 12:37:23 PM |
| #5 Docob-Ditto. Sad item to ponder-how many US military deaths needlessly occurred because of Turkey's betrayal of us at the onset of the Iraqi War? |
| Posted by: jules 187 2004-09-03 12:08:48 PM |
| #4 Amen, OS. Turkey deserves all this and more. Their betrayal was HUGE, lower profile than that of France, but perhaps more significant. The blame for a large percentage of current difficulties, particularly in the Sunni triangle, can be laid directly on Turkey's doorstep. |
| Posted by: docob 2004-09-03 12:03:27 PM |
| #3 Turkey Signals Possible Military Action Against Kurds in Iraq Yeah, that'll scoot 'em straight into the EU. Smart move, @ssholes. Turkey's duplicity really demands some paybacks. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-09-03 12:02:17 PM |
| #2 I hope if they cross the border, the Iraqi National Guard opens up on them, with US air support. Well, the idiots in Turkey now are getting the payback for excluding US forces from using Turkey in the Iraq war. The insurgency would not be as large in central Iraq, allowing US forces to pay more attention to the PKK instead of the Sunnis - remember that the 4th ID was supposed to roll in from the north and into the Sunni triangle, Allujah, Ramadi, etc. But instead of getting the Sunni Triangle beat down and occupied early on, they were allowed to fester as the 4th ID floated off the coast of Turkey, before sailing around the Suez, and unloading in the south in Kuwait. So now we have forces deployed in that area, instead of to the north and at the borders. Turkey, meet the consequences of your actions. You deserve it. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2004-09-03 11:58:16 AM |
| #1 F@*k 'em, if they pull this shit. Then establish Kurdistan. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-09-03 10:59:15 AM |