http://www.poligazette.com/2007/06/03/turkish-troops-mass-at-iraq-border-for-possible-strike/ News and Analysis from Different Moderate Perspectives Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:21:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.poligazette.com/2007/06/03/turkish-troops-mass-at-iraq-border-for-possible-strike/#comment-5830 mvdg Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:28:22 +0000 http://poligazette.com/turkish-troops-mass-at-iraq-border-for-possible-strike#comment-5830 Yes, it has all the ingredients in it to become a nightmare. Yes, it has all the ingredients in it to become a nightmare.

]]> http://www.poligazette.com/2007/06/03/turkish-troops-mass-at-iraq-border-for-possible-strike/#comment-5828 domajot Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:25:52 +0000 http://poligazette.com/turkish-troops-mass-at-iraq-border-for-possible-strike#comment-5828 The Kurds uniting to fight Turkey seems like a real and horrible possiblility. It would draw everyone else into the conflict, whether they like it or not. The Kurds uniting to fight Turkey seems like a real and horrible possiblility. It would draw everyone else into the conflict, whether they like it or not.

]]> http://www.poligazette.com/2007/06/03/turkish-troops-mass-at-iraq-border-for-possible-strike/#comment-5826 mvdg Mon, 04 Jun 2007 08:31:19 +0000 http://poligazette.com/turkish-troops-mass-at-iraq-border-for-possible-strike#comment-5826 Again true Christine although... are you sure that the Iraqi Shiites supported the war against Shiite Iran? Again true Christine although… are you sure that the Iraqi Shiites supported the war against Shiite Iran?

]]> http://www.poligazette.com/2007/06/03/turkish-troops-mass-at-iraq-border-for-possible-strike/#comment-5825 C Stanley Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:18:28 +0000 http://poligazette.com/turkish-troops-mass-at-iraq-border-for-possible-strike#comment-5825 And to some extent, Iraq was more nationalistic when it was fighting Iran during Saddam's reign (though some of the 'unity' was via Saddam's iron rule too). And to some extent, Iraq was more nationalistic when it was fighting Iran during Saddam’s reign (though some of the ‘unity’ was via Saddam’s iron rule too).

]]> http://www.poligazette.com/2007/06/03/turkish-troops-mass-at-iraq-border-for-possible-strike/#comment-5823 mvdg Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:54:56 +0000 http://poligazette.com/turkish-troops-mass-at-iraq-border-for-possible-strike#comment-5823 JPE: that is most certainly true. Ironically, that is exactly what happened in Turkey after (and during) WW1. JPE: that is most certainly true. Ironically, that is exactly what happened in Turkey after (and during) WW1.

]]> http://www.poligazette.com/2007/06/03/turkish-troops-mass-at-iraq-border-for-possible-strike/#comment-5821 jpe Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:43:57 +0000 http://poligazette.com/turkish-troops-mass-at-iraq-border-for-possible-strike#comment-5821 The negative option might have an unintended silver lining: nothing unites people quite like war. National identities are forged in conflict, so a Turkish invasion might go some way toward doing that, which in turn could ameliorate the Sunni-Shia conflict. The negative option might have an unintended silver lining: nothing unites people quite like war. National identities are forged in conflict, so a Turkish invasion might go some way toward doing that, which in turn could ameliorate the Sunni-Shia conflict.

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