America's Allies at War: Turkey and the Kurds


	America's Allies at War: Turkey and the Kurds

ouyangwulong

5-31-2007 3:56 AM

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turkey, iraq, kurdistan, kurds, invasion, war, lose-lose situation

ouyangwulong says:

Ut-oh.

Turkey? As in our long-time Near-Eastern ally? Getting ready to invade Iraq? To attack the Kurds? As in the only people in Iraq currently not trying to kill us? I'm going to file this one under "Lose Lose Situation."

To bad we don't have a leader with diplomatic skills who could be defusing this situation RIGHT NOW...

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5-31-2007 5:20 PM

kmcolo

Not good.

5-31-2007 8:52 PM

ratilfar

The PPK is a real problem for the Turkish government, especially at a time things are so dicey in Ankara. This could turn ugly really fast.

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