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Turkish Force of 250,000 Set for Kurds
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Submitted by Oguz, Sep 28, 2007 21:24

If so, dear friends, why the KDP for a long while tried to exterminate PKK in Northern Iraq along with Turkish troops, from 1994-1998, is the very question? Cat it be rather pragmatic calculations at work other than an alleged commitment to help brethren Kurds organized under the name of PKK. KRG has been using PKK presence in their own soil as to force Ankara to come to terms--such as recognizing the emergent Kurdish (early) state in northern Iraq. It is more about realism than such a quixotic standing, I am afraid!

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What I do not understand is that American Administration has not learned lessons of South American. It supported regimes that... [MORE]

pushdaree 

Jun 8, 2007 19:57

What is not reported in many reports of the Turkish build up of troops to attack the PKK is that... [MORE]

Hevallo 

Jun 7, 2007 04:21

One man's terrorist is other man's freedom fighter.. [MORE]

Naveed 

Jun 8, 2007 07:40

I am saying so, this is because this organization has been applying tactics, which are by definition terrorist. It really... [MORE]

Oguz 

Sep 28, 2007 21:12

As a Nato and strong US Ally, we have a difficulty to understand our American fiends' attitude towards this issue.... [MORE]

Orhan Kemal 

Jun 7, 2007 03:18

Israel wants their own country, why can't the Kurds have their own country. Is there a double standard here? [MORE]

Frank 

Jun 8, 2007 08:15

If Turkey is a U.S. ally and fellow member of NATO, Turkey should have supported the US in its invasion... [MORE]

Stuart 

Jun 8, 2007 14:07

Prevent terror? Language in any conflict is very important. The Kurdish side would not see the PKK as a terrorist... [MORE]

Hevallo 

Jun 10, 2007 18:01

If so, dear friends, why the KDP for a long while tried to exterminate PKK in Northern Iraq along with...

Oguz 

Sep 28, 2007 21:24

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