Turkey getting ready for war with Northern Iraq

After the terror attack in Ankara this week, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a change in his policy of tolerance with the Kurds in Northern Iraq.  For some time, the Turkish military had been angry with the Prime Minister for not wanting to battle the Iraqi Kurds across the border.  Now it seems the terror attack has increased the chances of a Turkish invasion of Northern Iraq:

“At this point, it is impossible for us to be in conflict with oursecurity forces, with our military,” Mr. Erdogan said, according to thestate-run Anatolian News Agency. “Whatever is necessary to be done,inside or cross borders, our communications are already established forwhen the time comes.”

This is obviously not the kind of news General Patraeus wanted to hear, as the U.S. might soon be dealing with another front in Iraq.  Interestingly enough, the United States is bound by its NATO treaty obligations to help Turkey, even though the Turkish military would be fighting against some of the very same entities that helped Bush depose Saddam Hussein.

This news comes as nine more U.S. soldiers were killed in Iraq over the last 24 hours.

Comments

[Tony]

"Turkish military would be fighting against some of the very same entities that helped Bush depose Saddam Hussein."

The Mega Quagmire Grows.

[granny]

One thing history is unequivical about: When the Turks decide to fight they mean to win, and do.