Iraq takes on the Kurds!

With Turkey threatening to attack Iraq on the premise that it is sheltering Turkish rebel groups, Iraq has finally decided to take some action. Iraq well knows that another war in the region could well push the entire Middle east into the middle ages and has decided to curtail the movements of the Kurdish rebels that live in Iraq.

The Kurds are a fiercely independent group and as such would not tolerate anyone holding the reins over them for long. What is more, Iraqi's by and large respect the Kurds whom they consider not as a Kurd but rather as an Iraqi itself. The Kurds are well entrenched in Iraq and as such they are Iraqi citizens to the boot. So any unilateral action against the Kurd areas of Iraq by any government or any country for that matter will be perceived as an act of invasion and will not be tolerated by the Iraqi's.

To say that a war will ensue if Turkey decides to attack the Kurdish areas of Iraq is a gross understatement. Both the United states and Iraq well know this and as such are taking these steps so as to prevent Turkey from attacking. However will Turkey listen with Jingoism running high in Turkey and the calls for revenge getting louder by the day?

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Turkey wants the Kurds to be handed over to them on a platter!

Turkey has demanded that Iraq extradite the 150 and odd Kurdistan peoples party leaders and top officials to Turkey right away. Common sense does suggest that Turkey will torture and finish off those leaders in an attempt to put an end to this rebel group. The Kurds have always had a violent history with Turkey in the past and nothing in Turkey's recent action suggest that they will allow a fair process of law to take place if the rebels were indeed extradited to Turkey.

Turkey has not given any guarantees that these rebels will be treated fairly and as such, the extradition of any such rebels to Turkey will be tantamount to giving them the death sentence before which they will be tortured. The Red Cross and Amnesty international should take serious note of Turkey's demand and make sure that such an extradition does not take place. Iraq needs the good will of the world at large and if it were to do this, then Iraq would have bought peace at the cost of blood of its own Iraqi citizens. Is such 'bloody peace' really worth anything today?
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Turkey gearing up to invade Iraq??

The recent clashes between the Turkish military and the Kurdish rebels has only made an already bad situation even worse. With Turkey gnawing at the reins it is going to be a difficult job to convince the Turks not to invade Iraq at the moment. The problem is further compounded by the fact that most of the Iraqi's will view any such unilateral action on the part of Turkey as an act of invasion and will oppose any such moves by direct action on their part.The Turkey - Kurdish clashes is fast turning out to be one major headache that no one wants to handle at the moment.
If they are not careful, Turkey could well start of another war that no one wants. As things stand Iraq is not exactly a realm of peace and security at the moment. The district that Turkey is itching to invade is one of the more peaceful districts of Iraq and any action by Turkey on it could well start off a chain reaction that will be hard to stop. Either the United states or the Iraqi government must act now before it is too late. The Untied states must make it clear to Turkey that if Turkey were to start any incursions into the sovereign territory of Iraq, it will view it as an act of invasion and take what ever action is needed to be taken to counter such a move. one can only hope that patriotism aside that Turkey is listening!

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Turkey planning to invade Iraq??

With things not exactly all there yet for Iraq, all it needs now is to worry about Turkey invading it on the pretext of dealing with the Kurdish insurgents who are supposed to have a base of sorts in Iraq. The Turkish parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favor of sending additional troops to Iraq, this time not to impose peace and security in the region, but rather with the sole purpose of dealing with the insurgents. The Kurdish insurgents have formed a group called the Kurdistan Workers' Party. This group is camped in the Kurdish areas of Iraq and this group has often carried out attacks against the Turkish military in the past. Now they may well have pushed Iraq into another conflict with another one of its neighbours. Turkey should note that although there is not much love between the Kurds and the rest of the Iraqi's, still the Iraqi men and women will not feel that kindly to Turkey sending its troops in a very invasive method with the only purpose of dealing with other fellow Iraqi citizens. If no caution is exercised now, the whole region could well explode onto the scene with another war that no one wanted in the first place to begin with!

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Bombed again - Iraq?

Today if someone told me that Iraq was bombed again, that bit of news would not really shock me. Truth be told, such news have become so common that for most of us, it would not even get a 'lift of the eyebrows'. We as humans are are the only species that is so capable of raining destruction on this level at its own species. Iraq has not seen peace and security since the regime of Saddam Hussein and that is something that we all have to accept one way or the other. True, he may have been a dictator of the worst kind, testing chemical weapons on his own citizens. But, Iraq enjoyed a state of peace and security under him that has not been seen since then.
Now with Turkey all set to invade Iraq under the pretext of dealing with Kurdish insurgents based in Iraq,things are bound to get even hotter. Of course, in this process, we can pretty much forget what little of peace and security that remains in Iraq today. The United states is doing its best to not let that happen, but that is not going to be easy especially as they already have a bit too much on their plates right now. Further more, Turkish soldiers are already present in Iraq today under the guise of making sure that peace and stability prevails in Iraq. Well, it seems that they have finally decided to rock the boat with the Turkish parliament voting overwhelmingly in favor of sending additional Turkish troops just to deal with the Kurdish insurgents. To Turkey they may be Kurdish insurgents, but to the rest of the world they are Iraqi citizens and as such, the rest of the world will view this as an invasion.
Who ever said that the Middle east is a hot place to live in, was obviously making an understatement. Recently there were a spate of car bombs, suicide bombers all directed at the Iraqi police and the security forces, but many innocent Iraqi's died in the process. More innocent Iraqi blood was spilled. Is it any wonder that many Iraqi's are fleeing Iraq to neighbouring provinces? When the question of life itself is held in doubt, one would most definitely would not want to be living there any more. But the sad truth of all this is that Iraq is being torn apart by terrorist activities against the Iraqi security forces as well as sectarian violence. And things are only being made worse by American apathy. If the United states were to withdraw right now, things would only get a whole deal worse. Instead the United states should bring in the United nations peace keepers and make sure that peace an stability can reign once again in this bloody land and that every citizen can live in peace and harmony. I know that is easier said than done, but that is the right method to deal with the Iraq situation.

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Turkey,Euro and secularism!

With a new prime minister soon to take charge,Turkey is poised at the brink of change whether it is for good or bad is anyone's guess.lets not forget that Turkey is a new entrant to the 'Euro' club and as such is subject to its laws and most of the Euro club laws all pretty much harp on secularism.with Islamic-oriented party of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan taking over the secularism status of Turkey is now under review.people are keeping a very close watch on Turkey and its new prime minister to see which way the wind is flowing.
Lets not forget the Republican opposition and as such they have already cried foul over the entire election process and have pretty much said that allowing the newly elect prime minister to take office will destroy the secularist state of Turkey.what is making things even more interesting is the face that the military is fiercely secularist.so the new prime minister may already have a bit too much on his plate,on one hand he has to keep his European partners happy,then keep the military happy and at the same time counter the opposition charges and keep them as happy as well.
that's a lot of happy doing rounds and one can only wonder if he can truly pull this off.like i said before changes are coming to Turkey,whether good or bad,we can only wait and see!

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