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2006-04-22 Europe

Turkey organizing troops, tanks to fight the PKK

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Posted by Dan Darling 2006-04-22 01:55|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 They will cross the border into Iraq...

Posted by Glemp Glique4136 2006-04-22 08:08|| 2006-04-22 08:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Hopefully then we will call in air strikes on the Turks.

Posted by DarthVader 2006-04-22 09:07|| 2006-04-22 09:07|| Front Page Top

#3
During the years that the Northern no fly zone operated in Iraq, American planes protecting the Kurds from Saddam would be sometimes recalled back to their bases in Turkey because of Turkish operations.

The pilots would see fully armed Turkish planes take off and return with their hard points empty.

Back on patrol, the pilots would see newly bombed out Kurdish villages.

Posted by john 2006-04-22 09:22|| 2006-04-22 09:22|| Front Page Top

#4 The Kurds are sitting on some oil wells in Iraq

Posted by Croling Spomp1127 2006-04-22 09:37|| 2006-04-22 09:37|| Front Page Top

#5 The people in charge in Turkey right now are and have been doing the most mind boggling, stupid things. The government functions like teens working out a basment garage with "big ideas" and a half-assed plan to make them millions - millions don't ya see? Time to for the Turks to put some adults in charge.

Posted by 2b 2006-04-22 10:00|| 2006-04-22 10:00|| Front Page Top

#6 The Kurds are sitting on some oil wells in Iraq

The difference now is that they aren't going to just be taking those oil fields from the Kurds - but from the country of Iraq, with a trained army and the support of the US.

No matter how they feel about their Kurd countrymen, the Iraq Shia and Sunni won't will be willing to just give up those oil fields any more than the Iraq Kurds will.

Posted by 2b 2006-04-22 10:08|| 2006-04-22 10:08|| Front Page Top

#7 A vicious skirmish with the US will help the Turks in their EU ambitions.
/Grom

Posted by 6 2006-04-22 13:01|| 2006-04-22 13:01|| Front Page Top

#8 Check out Michael Totten's recent series for a great description of the differences between Iraqi Kurdistan and Turkish Kurdistan.
http://www.michaeltotten.com/

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2006-04-22 16:32|| 2006-04-22 16:32|| Front Page Top

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