It's the Turks

[danalwyn]

So Turkey bombed Iraq this morning.

As long as the Iraqi government stays calm and lets the Turks bomb whoever they please, everything should go alright. If they do get riled up over this we enter the nightmare scenario, where US trained and supported troops from Iraq may attack a NATO country we are pledged to defend. We could end up accidentally declaring war on ourselves, not to mention turning the mess in Iraq into an even bigger mess.

I'm sure the White House would love to complain, but since Turkey is suffering from terrorist attacks, they get to bomb whoever they damn well please. It's called the Bush doctrine. Maybe somebody in the White House should look it up.

Never set a precedent that will one day bite you in the ass.


ETA: I have to add, for completeness, that it's claimed the US approved the strikes ahead of time, so maybe the White House has learned to keep its mouth shut regarding this mess.

Comments

[tx-cronopio.livejournal.com]

Ah, gee whillikers. I sleep late one day in the last three months, and this happens?

*scurries off to find news*

[danalwyn.livejournal.com]

Nothing really important I must say. The Turks are just fed up with the PKK and are bombing their bases in Iraq, and annoying the hell out of some of the Kurds (perhaps not all of the Kurds. The PKK are persona non grata in certain parts of Iraqi Kurdistan).

[flamingchords.livejournal.com]

Yes. I'm laughing my ass off. But only because it beats weeping.

[ex-thexphial147.livejournal.com]

I...what?

Holy shit, this can't end well.

[danalwyn.livejournal.com]

Right now, everybody is ignoring it, so life is still good.

Or, at least, tolerable.