About Turkey

You probably know that there is some stink about a resolution to condemn the WWI era genocide of Armenians because of our need not to offend Turkey. What's every bit as interesting a dilemma for us, however, isn't likely to cause much if any internal conflict: Turkey may be preparing to attack the Kurds in Northern Iraq, and we don't want them to.

We could attack Iraq without any provocation from that country, but Turkey, currently enduring Kurdish raids into its territory, is being warned against taking any serious retaliatory action.

President Bush said the U.S. was making clear to Turkey that it should not stage a major army operation in the Iraqi north, much of which has escaped the sustained violence and political discord common in the rest of Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003.

  Yahoo

Some nerve. Turkey should refrain from causing any unrest in a country we've mucked up beyond repair because, frankly, we aren't equipped to handle any more. The fact that Turkey actually has some reason to cross the border is beside the point. How handy for the Kurds that we have Iraq FUBAR and intend to keep Turkey on a leash.

....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.