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Old March 21, 2003, 13:18   #1
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And so it begins...
From CNN:

"But the United States opposes any unilateral move by Turkey into northern Iraq."

Sorry George W., you set the example, you can't complain about others following in your footsteps.


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There´s nothing more to add but "Thanks, Mr President".
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And this one too:

Protest turns ugly
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that's bad news indeed

I thought you were talking about all those ugly hippies in San Francisco
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Old March 21, 2003, 14:19   #5
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that's bad news indeed
Let's just hope it doesn't escalate, otherwise there could be a real mess in the ME afterwards. As I understand it, Jordan is in a pretty shaky position at the moment. The last thing we need are revolts and revolutions throughout the region.
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And this one too:

Protest turns ugly
Jeez, these are mostly America's allies, too. Does not bode well...
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Re: And so it begins...
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From CNN:

"But the United States opposes any unilateral move by Turkey into northern Iraq."

Sorry George W., you set the example, you can't complain about others following in your footsteps.


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I am sure we have ways of influencing Turkey not to make any moves into Iraq.
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I am sure we have ways of influencing Turkey not to make any moves into Iraq.
Bribery does'nt seem to work
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Old March 21, 2003, 17:10   #9
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I am sure we have ways of influencing Turkey not to make any moves into Iraq.
Well I guess they aren't listening very well. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation just announced that Turkey will be entering N. Iraq with their troops. They have made a formal announcement.
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Well I guess they aren't listening very well. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation just announced that Turkey will be entering N. Iraq with their troops. They have made a formal announcement.
I guess Poly won't be needing a Kurdish flag after all...
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I guess we must have reached some sort of understanding, Turkey announced it is finally letting us use their airspace...
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I guess we must have reached some sort of understanding, Turkey announced it is finally letting us use their airspace...
The US probably agreed to sell out the Kurds once again. That'll really help them stabilize the region afterwards!
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The US probably agreed to sell out the Kurds once again. That'll really help them stabilize the region afterwards!
Swedish TV broadcasted an exclusive documentary about Iraqi Kurdistan tonight. They have about 55 000 militia soldiers split between three political parties.

If Turkeys invades, they will become very fierce partisans. And if they feel that US let them down once again, just imagine the consequences! 55 000 highly motivated terrorists!
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The Turks still have not clarified whether the US can start using their airspace.

The thing is, the Turks are extremely paranoid about the Kurds, and sometimes there are things so vital that even the advice and complaints of your close aalies can't stop you from acting (sound familiar). Turkeys Generals will not allow an independent Kurdish region forming, and will do everything they have to to crush it.

This is the sort of pre-existing political fault-lines I don't think this admin. has thought to much about.
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The Turks still have not clarified whether the US can start using their airspace.

The thing is, the Turks are extremely paranoid about the Kurds, and sometimes there are things so vital that even the advice and complaints of your close aalies can't stop you from acting (sound familiar). Turkeys Generals will not allow an independent Kurdish region forming, and will do everything they have to to crush it.

This is the sort of pre-existing political fault-lines I don't think this admin. has thought to much about.
There was an announcement on the CBC earlier today that said the airspace conflict had been resolved, and Turkey has given the green light. Later, about an hour ago, came an announcement that Turkey would send troops in to Iraq, against the US's wishes. I guess they're using the airspace issue as leverage to assert their control over the Kurds.
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US invades Iraq yet Turkey can't do the same...

ohhhh booooy....

I won't even comment on that one
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We knew this was going to happen. Maybe the US will gt out of this war without hurting many Iraqis, but they've opened the door for a massacre in the North.

I expect that one of the reasons the 101st is going to Kirkuk is to secure Kurdistan.
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"The Turks still have not clarified whether the US can start using their airspace."

Yes, the Turks have clarified it is now finally ok for the US to use their airspace.

Turkey has said it will send troops to prevent a refugee influx. That may be a legitimate reason as Turkey's economy can barely afford to handle them. But it would be greatly detrimental for the Turks if they were to pick a fight with the Kurds in Iraq, they would face fierce resistance and the fighting could then spread to Turkish Kurdistan. If they leave the Iraqi Kurds alone however, action probably won't spread to SE Turkey
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The Turks now state that the US cannot use their airspace until the US agrees to let Turkey invade Iraqi Kurdistan.
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Let's not use their airspace then. The Kurds deserve our support...
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If they leave the Iraqi Kurds alone however, action probably won't spread to SE Turkey
Except that the Kurds have vowed they will fight the Turks if they cross the border. "Irrestistable force meets immovable object."
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Sady the "immovable object" would probably not stop a bunch of Turkish tanks....

All of Iraq's neighbors have deep interest in Iraq and how it turns out. To think that they will not try to influence evenst as afr as they can seem silly. Turkey, Syria and Iran wll do all they can to stop an independent Kurdish zone, and honestly, there is very little the US can do about it.

Damn it, every time I ook at the thread title I think of Ambassador Kosh...
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"In related developments, Iranian troops have claimed a chunk of Iraq nearest their border. Also, very surprisingly, aliens from Mars have landed in Iraq near the Jordanian border and have laid claim to that land in the name of their Godhead, Ra."
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"In related developments, Iranian troops have claimed a chunk of Iraq nearest their border. Also, very surprisingly, aliens from Mars have landed in Iraq near the Jordanian border and have laid claim to that land in the name of their Godhead, Ra."
I'm pleased to see you're taking this development so seriously, I hope it doesn't come back to haunt you. I suspect it will.
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I don't think he wasn't taking it seriously.

The fact that everyone and their brother will want to pick at the bones is no surprise. I never had a problem with the war, per se, that was always going to be as close to a cakewalk as a shooting war can get.

The problem is the big, long, ugly mess afterwards.
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No, I wasn't taking the war seriously for a moment, Willem. You wanna be all gloom and doom, be my guest. I choose to be that way only 75 percent of the time.

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Either way, the Kurds will only lose. There are much bigger forces at work and Kurdistan is not a priority. The formation of a Kurdish state would only destabilize the region.

As I understand the US leads a double policy in the Northern Region (Northern Iraq, Southern Turkey). The United States supplied arms to the Kurds to fight Saddam while also supporting Turkish action against the Kurds in Turkey.

Well, it remains to be seen.

A Turkish-Kurdish-American scuffle perhaps?

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ATTENTION

I HAVE JUST HEARD ON CNN THAT TURKISH TROOPS HAVE CROSSED INTO IRAQ AGAINT AMERICAN WISHES.

Can anyone confirm?

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