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Title: pot.kettle.overload Post by: Aske on May 31, 2007, 02:57:19 PM http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070531/ap_on_re_mi_ea/turkey_northern_iraq;_ylt=Aoz2mc4MN1kkIUYsbp5tJ2pvaA8F
Title: Re: pot.kettle.overload Post by: MFAWG on May 31, 2007, 09:29:50 PM Quote Although the United States has branded the guerrillas a terrorist organization, Washington fears that Turkish military action could destabilize northern Iraq — the most stable part of the war-torn country. Washington is also concerned that supporting Turkey in an incursion could alienate the pro-American Iraqi Kurds. There's so much wrong there, it's hard to know where to start. You have to laugh, because otherwise it makes you want to cry. Quote "To set up a buffer zone, Turkey needs to secure the consent of both Washington and the Iraqi Kurds," said Nihat Ali Ozcan of the Economic Policy Research Institute in Ankara. "However, the military buildup clearly puts more pressure on U.S. and Iraqi forces to do something quickly." Yeah, that'll happen. |