Turkey is getting ready to invade Iraq in order to attack Kurdish freedom fighters. This is an astounding development in that Turkey is a U.S. ally and a member of NATO, and Iraq has been under U.S. military occupation for more than four years.
The Bush regime, like the Iraqi government, has expressed opposition to an incursion by Turkish forces. We'll see how persuasive Bush is. The popular myth of our age is that, by virtue of being the world's only superpower, the United States is uniquely able to keep peace, especially in regions under its control. But if Turkey attacks the Kurds — the same people Bush likes to say he freed from Saddam's dictatorship — we'll see that, far from being a force for peace and stability, the United States is acting in a way that leads to more conflict.
— Gregory Flannery
(Flag of Kurdistan: Rojname.com)
Bush, in his complete and utter ignorance of the culture of the middle east, has opened a pandora's box of epic proportions.
Posted by: Marilyn | October 22, 2007 at 12:42 PM
Greg, we've already seen that far from being a force for peace and stability, the United States is acting in a way that leads to more conflict.
The US backed Hussien and Bin Laden. The US has backed coups and brutal dictators all around the world for over 50 years.
Now we have oil pirates and war profiteers hijacking our government. Halliburton and the Carlyle group are making a killing.
Posted by: Patriot | October 22, 2007 at 01:16 PM
We thought this was a CityBeat blog about where we live ("Curly Tales of the City"). We must have stumbled onto the NationBeat or WorldBeat website.
Posted by: Every Cincinnatian | October 23, 2007 at 12:31 PM
There is no such thing as a "freedom fighter". They are terrorists plain and simple.
I am in favor of an independent Kurdistan, but blowing up civilians in Turkey is not the way to get it. There is NO EXCUSE for that sort of behavior, none at all.
Posted by: me | October 23, 2007 at 01:10 PM
Every Cincinnatian,
If you read Porkopolis on a regular basis, you'd know we sometimes venture into national and even international issues. It's really a blog about politics and public affairs, and there's more than enough local content to satisfy most political junkies.
If you have a problem with the content, I'd suggest you begin your own blog. That's the beauty of the Internet -- everyone can be a publisher.
Posted by: Kevin Osborne | October 24, 2007 at 02:34 PM