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Turkish irony, militarist approaches and
Kurdistan "North-Iraq"
9.12.2006
By Vladimir van Wilgenburg, a non-Kurdish writer from Netherlands |
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December
9, 2006
It would be a wrong step by the United States to
redeploy some of its forces to Iraq's
Kurdish-controlled north, said a former Turkish
ambassador to Washington ahead of the release of a
key report by a top-level commission probing U.S.
strategic options in Iraq.
“I believe that repositioning any U.S. bases would
be a wrong step by the United States and a wrong
choice by the Kurds in northern Iraq. It would be a
constant source of tension and problems. … It would
give no comfort to anyone,” retired Ambassador Faruk
Loğoğlu, now head of the Ankara-based think tank the
Eurasia Strategic Studies Center (ASAM), told a
panel late on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, speaking to
Turkish reporters en route to Iran over the weekend,
voiced opposition to a possible U.S. move to
redeploy some forces in Iraq to the north. “I
personally find the shifting of U.S. forces to
northern Iraq to be wrong. There is no problem in
northern Iraq. The United States should keep its
soldiers in areas with problems,” Erdoğan said. |
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A senior political analyst, in his address to the
same panel at the Turkish-American Association,
voiced criticism of the U.S. policies in Iraq,
saying the United States was following the same
policy in Iraq that its ally Israel pursued in the
Middle East.
“This is a militarist approach. The United States
only focused on troops. This is the key mistake in
Iraq. If the United States continues to pursue a
military approach, we'll [continue to experience
what we've experienced over the past three years] in
the near future in Iraq,” said Sedat Laçiner, head
of the Ankara-based International Strategic Research
Organization (ISRO/USAK).
In comments on the strong need to restore stability
overall in the Middle East, Laçiner said: “If you
want a new Middle East we need to win the hearts of
people” and added it was not possible to restore
stability in the region without the people's
support. “The Middle East needs a miracle, a success
story, not a leader. A European Union-member Turkey
can be a great success and also put an end to the
victimization of not only the Middle Easterners but
also the Muslim world,” he added.
Source:
Turkish Daily News-Iraqi Turkmen Front
There is some irony in the words of these Turkish
gentlemen. Erdogan says there is no problem in
"Northern-Iraq". This while Turkish army clearly
thinks that the PKK is a big problem in
“North-Iraq”. If there is no problem in
Iraqi-Kurdistan, why Turkey keeps asking America to
solve the “PKK-problem” in Northern-Iraq? Why the
military warned the Turkish government then about
“formation of a de facto Kurdish state in northern
Iraq under the mandate of the U.S” (See
TNA)? It is clear Erdogan and the ambassador
doesn’t want the formation of a Kurdish state under
the mandate of the US army.
If the US or NATO army goes to Iraqi-Kurdistan, then
Turkey can’t do nothing against a Kurdish state.
However, something could be done against the PKK
rebels then. Rasti thinks this is a ploy to put
Turkish troops there. But why Erdogan and his other
Turkish cronies are against this?
Another joke are the words of Sedat Laçiner. He says
that the US only focuses on troops and a militarist
approach. Isn't this what the Turkish government is
doing with the Kurdish issue? Isn't Turkey pursuing
the same strategy as Turkey and Israel? Shouldn’t
the Turkish government try to win the hearts of the
Kurds? Why the military never accepted a ceasefire
or an IRA/ETA solution for the PKK issue? Why the
army has so much power in Turkey? Why the army is so
important in Turkey?
But we should know what to expect from the lectures
of the Turkish-American Association. The same
association that is busy with benefiting of wars
explained by Sibel Edmonds in the article called
“THE HIGHJACKING OF A NATION”:[1], [2]. These
gentlemen should look in the mirror.
One thing someone should explain me. Is the PKK
ceasefire over? Or is this news: Turkish army blames
outlawed PKK for helicopter crash and Kurdish Rebel
Mine Blasts Kill 3 Turkish Soldiers, “Turkish
propaganda”.
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