Posted on Mar 12, 2017
Turkey's determination against Kurds alienates both the U.S. and Russia
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This is strange. When I was in Kirkuk in 2004/2005, there were Turkish Officers at our Brigade Daily Battle Update Brief(BUB) to keep up on what we were doing and to keep an eye on Kurdish influence. Now that Kurdistan wants to get better relations with the USA and Canada with the long term goal of Independence, the Turks don't want that to happen now matter how well behaved they are. Now even Russia and the USA agree that Turkish action in Iraq or Syria is going too far. They won't let the Kurds consolidate their power COL M Stock COL John Cole PFC Talal Al-Tunsi Candy Alkaabi SFC William Farrell CPT Pedro Meza MAJ (Join to see)
Turkey's determination against Kurds alienates both the U.S. and Russia
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The Turks Fear the Kurds... and Oddly enough the US... and Russia support and Like them...
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https://gpinvestigations.pri.org/the-curse-of-oil-in-iraqi-kurdistan-1c9a9a18efd1#.skwx8q6l7
A long read, but informative.
TL;DR: Oil rich nations do not capitalize because of greed, corruption...and arguably US intervention.
Interesting photo from the article. (above)
A long read, but informative.
TL;DR: Oil rich nations do not capitalize because of greed, corruption...and arguably US intervention.
Interesting photo from the article. (above)
The curse of oil in Iraqi Kurdistan
A region once held up by the US as a beacon of hope in a broken Iraq, Kurdistan has instead — in oil’s name — fallen victim to corruption…
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LTC (Join to see)
Thank you Mark, this is a great article that tells a lot bring back memories and I forward it to a couple Colonels I know. Thank you very much!
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Erdogan is nothing but a muslim brotherhood dictator wannabe, believed to have staged a self coupe to destroy Turkeys secular armed forces, his intentions could be the creation of a "caliphate", he has already invaded northwest Iraq as well as northeast Syria and is attempting to control those areas.
Sooner or later the United States ( and lately Russia) will be faced with having to act to stop Erdogan, for all purposes Turkey cannot be trusted as a NATO member, they are set on destroying the Kurds in Turkey, Iraq and Syria, Kurds are the best dependable allies the US has in the region.
In MHO is time to do the right thing for the Kurds and block erdogans ambitions.
Sooner or later the United States ( and lately Russia) will be faced with having to act to stop Erdogan, for all purposes Turkey cannot be trusted as a NATO member, they are set on destroying the Kurds in Turkey, Iraq and Syria, Kurds are the best dependable allies the US has in the region.
In MHO is time to do the right thing for the Kurds and block erdogans ambitions.
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LTC (Join to see)
Turkey is the sick man of Europe again that wasn't joking name given to Turkey or the what used to be called the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century. That dictator can forget about joining the European Union.
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SGT Damaso V Santana
Like to add that Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria, all got parts of what once was Kurdistan, time to set things right for the only reliable partner the US has in the region.
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