New Problem For Iraq

At the weekend meeting of the Inkwell 4, we look at the situation with Turkey, Iraq and the US. We looked at the whole scope. The US is in a bad place damned if they do and damned if they do not. The PKK is a terrorist organization, as defined by the UN and other agencies. The US is either gonna fight terrorism, all terrorism or it is not. If it does not help Turkey, the US will be seen as a hypocrite. If they do nothing but talk and Turkey crosses the border in pursuit of the PKK, it could embolden Iran, who has probs with Kurds, also to invade from the East and they could use the pursuit of the PKK as a pretense for that invasion.

This is a situation that has far reaching consequences for Iraq, Iran, Turkey the US and possibly the entire Middle east. The US has to handle this very carefully and quickly or it will set a precedent that the US will have a helluva time extracting itself from.

Watch and wait--will stupidity and greed overshadow logic and commonsense?


CHUQ