Iraq and Turkey See Tensions Rise After Ambush

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

This would greatly weaken Kurdish military strength which will be sorely needed if Iraq does descend into all out civil war.

What do you mean by 'sorely needed?' Do you think the Kurdish militias and political groups will do anything but withdraw into themselves and defend their own borders? They'll do what they've done since they got what autonomy they have: mind their business. If there is a civil war (which I really doubt, I don't think the US will be pulling out any time soon), the only stable area will be pseudo-Kurdistan, but they wont do anything for anyone else's stability.

On a different note, I don't think we should be dealing so favorably with Turkey. They're just as bad toward the Kurds as the Israelis are to the Palestinians (except the Kurds are better at fighting back and the Turks can't bring as much force to bear).

This 'allies in the war on terror' thing is crap for two reasons: One, the 'war on terror' is another name for 'excuse to do whatever we want.' Two: what have the Turks done to help us in this 'war on terror?' If you hold that Iraq was about terrorism (which I don't), why didn't they let us fly from their soil like in the 90s? Where was the Turkish troop aid? They certainly chipped in a lot of money, I know.

Newsflash: PUK and PKK are not terrorist organizations, they're militias. How does Turkey rattling a sabre at Northern Iraq compare to 'fighting terrorism?' It don't neither.