RE: http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,158874,00.html

Good luck Turkey! Get them terrorists done!!!

I like seeing our hand me down tanks going to work.

Hope Turkey suffers massive losses. Go Kurds, stay strong against oppressive regimes bent on "ethnic cleansing"

As a sovereign & recognized nation, & after having given many a fair warning to the PKK to halt their often murderous attacks, the Turkish government has every legitimate right to strike back. If the Iraqi & U.S. forces can't stop these terrorists on the Iraqi side, then they should have the right to defend themselves through limited "hot pursuits" across apparently lawless & uncontrolled border areas...Just as I believe that we have the same right when going after Taliban & Al Qaeda murderers across lawless & uncontrolled border areas with Pakistan. If the civil nations of this World are to succeed in its GWOT; then each must be accorded these cooperative rights of understanding....

What do the non PKK Curds have to say about it?
You kill a bunch of people and suddenly, you have "freedom fighters" and not "terrorists"...
I agree that Turkey has the right to self defense and the protection of it's citizens, but what will their actions produce, given the current situation in Iraq?
Respectfully, SUNLINER81

I think our hand me down tanks look beter than the other guy's new ones

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Originally posted by SUNLINER81:
What do the non PKK Curds have to say about it?
You kill a bunch of people and suddenly, you have "freedom fighters" and not "terrorists"...
I agree that Turkey has the right to self defense and the protection of it's citizens, but what will their actions produce, given the current situation in Iraq?
Respectfully, SUNLINER81

Sunliner81...It would seem, given the current events of Iraq (along with the Kurdish provincial government in the north) trying to rebuild & stabilize themselves as a nation, that the last thing they want is a lawless & destabilizing force like the PKK mucking up their efforts. Hopefully, so long as the Turks are disciplined & don't incur more than they have to; then it just might be welcomed by those in Iraq...if understated or unsaid. Maybe with a kind of three way press from the Turks, the legitimate Iraqi forces, & the Coalition; then the PKK can be effectively dealt with. Anyway, just some thoughts on this issue. Have a wonderful Christmas & a prosperous New Year....

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Originally posted by SUNLINER81:
What do the non PKK Curds have to say about it?
You kill a bunch of people and suddenly, you have "freedom fighters" and not "terrorists"...
I agree that Turkey has the right to self defense and the protection of it's citizens, but what will their actions produce, given the current situation in Iraq?
Respectfully, SUNLINER81

turky intentions are not pure here... they are trying to "ethnic cleansing" the kurds ... the pkk are just an excuse... in fact the pkk lives up in the mountains away from the other kurds and there are only less then 3000 of them....

Another reason for us not to get too tight with any one group in the Middle East. As more modern weapons flow into that area, the multiple groups that have hated each other for eons are going to square off and begin the slaughter. Can anyone remember back to when Pakistan and India went toe to toe, and both sides were using American-built tanks to kill each other? Don't we have people in Iraq supporting the Kurds right now????

What a mess!! Best thing to do is play the "peace maker" if possible - otherwise, maybe step back a little and let things sort themselves out. Either way, keep our people out of the line of fire - -

Way to go for your very own freedom. Keep it up out their. To democracy!

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Originally posted by Holynotsomuch:
RE: http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,158874,00.html

Good luck Turkey! Get them terrorists done!!!

THE KURDISH REBELS ARE NOT TERRORISTS. THEY ARE A NATIONALIST MOVEMENT ATTEMPTING TO ESTABLISH INDEPENDENCE FROM BOTHE TURKEY AND IRAQ.

America deserted the Kurds after the first Iraq incursion. We allowed Sadaam to attack them. Now we facilitate Turkey to attack them.

Is is any wonder America lacks credibility in the worlsd ? Bush fails again.

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Originally posted by outlaws93:

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Originally posted by SUNLINER81:
What do the non PKK Curds have to say about it?
You kill a bunch of people and suddenly, you have "freedom fighters" and not "terrorists"...
I agree that Turkey has the right to self defense and the protection of it's citizens, but what will their actions produce, given the current situation in Iraq?
Respectfully, SUNLINER81

turky intentions are not pure here... they are trying to "ethnic cleansing" the kurds ... the pkk are just an excuse... in fact the pkk lives up in the mountains away from the other kurds and there are only less then 3000 of them....

I agree: Turkish motives are the same as Sadaam's were when he practiced 'ethnic cleansing' of the Kurds !

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Originally posted by helez:

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Originally posted by outlaws93:

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Originally posted by SUNLINER81:
What do the non PKK Curds have to say about it?
You kill a bunch of people and suddenly, you have "freedom fighters" and not "terrorists"...
I agree that Turkey has the right to self defense and the protection of it's citizens, but what will their actions produce, given the current situation in Iraq?
Respectfully, SUNLINER81

turky intentions are not pure here... they are trying to "ethnic cleansing" the kurds ... the pkk are just an excuse... in fact the pkk lives up in the mountains away from the other kurds and there are only less then 3000 of them....

I agree: Turkish motives are the same as Sadaam's were when he practiced 'ethnic cleansing' of the Kurds !

holy crap something we can agree on....

and lard azz winston churchill wanted to gas those damn Kurds but the british home office said no...just bombs and machine guns winston

I wonder about the 'hundreds killed' claim. Accurate, or more camel haggling? Maybe we could rig our satellites to blast the middle east with Louis Armstrong's What A Wonderful World on continous loop. Who the Hell could listen to that song and still want to fight?

No have the sats blast them with "Watching You" by Rodney Atkins. It sounds like a bad idea of "Saturday Night's All Night For Fighting" by Elton John.

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Originally posted by helez:

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Originally posted by outlaws93:

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Originally posted by SUNLINER81:
What do the non PKK Curds have to say about it?
You kill a bunch of people and suddenly, you have "freedom fighters" and not "terrorists"...
I agree that Turkey has the right to self defense and the protection of it's citizens, but what will their actions produce, given the current situation in Iraq?
Respectfully, SUNLINER81

turky intentions are not pure here... they are trying to "ethnic cleansing" the kurds ... the pkk are just an excuse... in fact the pkk lives up in the mountains away from the other kurds and there are only less then 3000 of them....

I agree: Turkish motives are the same as Sadaam's were when he practiced 'ethnic cleansing' of the Kurds !

Hey outlaws, Its even more rare to have all 3 of us in agreement.

Why in the heck cant the Kurds have thier own independence especially when Kosovo wants it and doesnt have a prayer of being anything except a corrupt den of thieves, pimps and traffickers. At least the Kurds have advanced the best and have a great plan to operate independent. They had one hell of a trade show a few months back. The Kurds really do have thier $syt together.

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Originally posted by FlankerFlyer:

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Originally posted by helez:

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Originally posted by outlaws93:

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Originally posted by SUNLINER81:
What do the non PKK Curds have to say about it?
You kill a bunch of people and suddenly, you have "freedom fighters" and not "terrorists"...
I agree that Turkey has the right to self defense and the protection of it's citizens, but what will their actions produce, given the current situation in Iraq?
Respectfully, SUNLINER81

turky intentions are not pure here... they are trying to "ethnic cleansing" the kurds ... the pkk are just an excuse... in fact the pkk lives up in the mountains away from the other kurds and there are only less then 3000 of them....

I agree: Turkish motives are the same as Sadaam's were when he practiced 'ethnic cleansing' of the Kurds !

Hey outlaws, Its even more rare to have all 3 of us in agreement.

Why in the heck cant the Kurds have thier own independence especially when Kosovo wants it and doesnt have a prayer of being anything except a corrupt den of thieves, pimps and traffickers. At least the Kurds have advanced the best and have a great plan to operate independent. They had one hell of a trade show a few months back. The Kurds really do have thier $syt together.

This could be the chance that the Kurds have wanted all along, an independent Kurdistan.
If we support those other than the PKK and acknowledge the Kurds "right" to self determination as an independent and sovereign nation, well, it sure couldn't seem to hurt...
Respectfully, SUNLINER81

?? if the Kurdish area of n. iraq were independent, would regional Kurds be content to just settle there, or would they settle there and then keep agitating for the kurdish areas of surrounding nations?

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Originally posted by 16528112:
?? if the Kurdish area of n. iraq were independent, would regional Kurds be content to just settle there, or would they settle there and then keep agitating for the kurdish areas of surrounding nations?

Or would the Kurds from those areas, "return to the Kurdish Homeland"?
Respectfully, SUNLINER81