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2003-11-07 Iraq
Turkey Won’t Send Troops to Iraq
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Posted by Steve White 2003-11-07 11:02:57 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 First I had doubts with the conservative AKP government, but I am getting to like them. Why are you guys asking for Turkish troops anyway, drill the Kurds and sent them to Fallujah and Tikrit. The US created a dummy Iraqi council with a dummy Iraqi Kurd as president, why leaving out a Kurdish army force?
Posted by Murat 2003-11-7 11:12:03 AM||   2003-11-7 11:12:03 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 that's phase 2, son
Posted by Frank G  2003-11-7 11:42:29 AM||   2003-11-7 11:42:29 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 One word: Kurdistan.
Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-11-7 11:52:36 AM||   2003-11-7 11:52:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 murat - who in Iraq belongs on the IGC who's not on it?
Posted by liberalhawk 2003-11-7 12:25:20 PM||   2003-11-7 12:25:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Kurdistan

I hope to vacation there some day.





Posted by Michael  2003-11-7 1:35:47 PM||   2003-11-7 1:35:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 I like the fact that the Kurds have more clout with the US than Turkey. Nice moves, Turkey. What's next, an Islamic state ? Ooops, already workin on it.
Posted by Anonymous 2003-11-7 2:46:48 PM||   2003-11-7 2:46:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 I know that Turkey had previously sent some troops to Afghanistan, but I don't think that they are still there. Why don't we ask Turkey to send 5,000 or 10,000 troops to Afghanistan to help improve the security situation there and to free up US/UK troops to hunt for Taliban/AQ types along the Pak border (or even in Warzistan & NWFP)? Like Germany, Turkey can still be useful to us in the gloabl WoT if they make a solid contribution in Afghanistan. What do you think of that, Murat?
Posted by Tibor 2003-11-7 3:43:17 PM||   2003-11-7 3:43:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Redundant headline Redundant headline.
But Murat likes it But Murat likes it.
Posted by Mike  2003-11-7 3:55:46 PM||   2003-11-7 3:55:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Turkey hosed us during the invasion. Now they are turning down the overtures to make up and be pals. Screw 'em.
Posted by flash91 2003-11-7 4:11:41 PM||   2003-11-7 4:11:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Redundant headline Redundant headline. But Murat likes it But Murat likes it.

bet he still wouldn't get the link/title right even given two tries
Posted by Frank G  2003-11-7 6:36:32 PM||   2003-11-7 6:36:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Actually Murat's comments above (despite his ignorant jabs about dummy council and dummy President) are probably the wisest once I've seen him make on this board. We should train and arm the Kurds and put them in charge of the occupation force that covers Northern Iraq and the Sunni triangle. It's brilliant.
Posted by Yank 2003-11-7 8:05:05 PM||   2003-11-7 8:05:05 PM|| Front Page Top

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