Friday, February 22, 2008

A Turk division in Iraq ...

I don't see how this can make the situation there any better. Fester:

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The two major Kurdish parties don't have a massive amount of love for the PKK, but they are fierce defenders of the territory and concept of a de-facto quasi-sovereign sub-state of Kurdistan, so this is not what they want/need. If the raid lasts for more than a couple of days, there will be significant pressure for the peshmerga to begin active guerrilla operations against the large Turkish force if that force presses too far south.

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Let us not forget, a goodly portion of the US supply line runs through Turkey and the Kurdish north of Iraq. If the Peshmerga move against the Turks, that avenue could be disrupted. More unintended consequences from the Catbox.

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