Several thousand turkish troops have NOT crossed into Iraq. Or have they?
Several thousand Turkish troops crossed into northern Iraq early Wednesday to chase Kurdish guerrillas who attack Turkey from bases there, two Turkish security officials said. Turkey's foreign minister denied its troops had entered Iraq.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/06/turkey.iraq.ap/index.html
So is it now just a matter of time before Turkish troops invade? Or will they be able to restrain themselves?
Whatever the truth is this time, the rumours alone have driven up oil prices again...
Andaluciae
06-06-2007, 21:28
It seems to have been a matter of hot pursuit, almost.
Turkey launched several cross-border raids against these guerillas under Hussein. Very few of them gained press then because they were small, localized actions. I doubt that the Turks will actually invade. They'll threaten, posture, and get the US to do her dirty work, but I doubt they'll actually invade.
It seems to have been a matter of hot pursuit, almost.
Hot pursuit with a number of troops that is "not in the tens of thousands" makes me curious...
Andaluciae
06-06-2007, 21:37
Hot pursuit with a number of troops that is "not in the tens of thousands" makes me curious...
Seems like they were waiting for a PKK or associated raid, the interception went afoul and the insurgents got away, and the Turkish armored units gave chase.
The Metal Horde
06-06-2007, 21:47
*spams*
Seems like they were waiting for a PKK or associated raid, the interception went afoul and the insurgents got away, and the Turkish armored units gave chase.
The troop buildup along the border is apparently quite large.
The Abe Froman
06-06-2007, 21:49
*spams*
QFT
Snafturi
06-06-2007, 21:56
*spams*QFT
:fluffle:
The Metal Horde
06-06-2007, 21:59
*oils Kiryu's soft, warm body*
*spams all over*
*cors*
:fluffle:
:eek:
I wants me a fluffle too :(
*oils Kiryu's soft, warm body*
*spams all over*
*cors*
...
*Flees thread*
The Metal Horde
06-06-2007, 22:03
*streaks through*
Imperial isa
06-06-2007, 22:10
*oils Kiryu's soft, warm body*
*spams all over*
*cors*
*streaks through*
:eek: i think go lock myself inside a M113 ACP
Yootopia
06-06-2007, 22:18
Hurrah for bashing the Kurds. Or not, if that's your preference.
Hooray for the creation of the Turk-Kurd state. Long live Turdistan!
Anatolia so!
Seems like they were waiting for a PKK or associated raid, the interception went afoul and the insurgents got away, and the Turkish armored units gave chase.
7,000 of them....It'd be like a cross between "Convoy" and "smokey and the bandit"....
New Manvir
07-06-2007, 00:29
So how, if at all, is this gonna affect Turkey's chances of getting into the EU.....
Kryozerkia
07-06-2007, 00:40
So how, if at all, is this gonna affect Turkey's chances of getting into the EU.....
You'd think the Americans would be happy about this. ;)
Maybe even use it as a chance to get some help...
OcceanDrive
07-06-2007, 20:57
Maybe even use it as a chance to get some help...if its tens of thousands.. that would make turkey the second largest foreign army in Iraq.
More than the Brits and all the Coalition of the billing (except US)
USMC leathernecks2
07-06-2007, 21:35
That's not good news. Our relations are bad enough as it is with Turkey and if my brothers lobbying firm gets it way, we are going to be putting pressure on them to get out of Cyprus also. I don't foresee a bright future for Turkey-U.S. relations.
Every source I've found so far indicates this was a small force entering and they didn't stick around.
Ginnoria
07-06-2007, 23:22
That's not good news. Our relations are bad enough as it is with Turkey and if my brothers lobbying firm gets it way, we are going to be putting pressure on them to get out of Cyprus also. I don't foresee a bright future for Turkey-U.S. relations.
I didn't think they were very bad ... we have troops in Turkey, don't we? I have a friend in the air force who is in a base in Adana right now.