[Old Retired Army Guy]

The Turks primary concerns are not the oil or even the Iraqi Kurds. What they worry about is that a separate Kurdistan would spark a civil war in the Kurdish portion of Turkey in an effort by Turkish Kurds to partition off the southwest portion of Turkey that has a Kurd majority and join an independent Kurdistan. This is a real flashpoint for Turkey and they would definitely send in their troops to protect their interests. The Iraqi Kurds need to make the oil sharing deal and make it soon. It is the center of any political arrangement to a peaceful Iraq.

[Sleeping Beauty]

The Turks primary concerns are not the oil or even the Iraqi Kurds. What they worry about is that a separate Kurdistan would spark a civil war in the Kurdish portion of Turkey in an effort by Turkish Kurds to partition off the southwest portion of Turkey that has a Kurd majority and join an independent Kurdistan. This is a real flashpoint for Turkey and they would definitely send in their troops to protect their interests. The Iraqi Kurds need to make the oil sharing deal and make it soon. It is the center of any political arrangement to a peaceful Iraq.

Okay.

Am I on Candid Camera?

How come all the brilliant FReepers suddenly showed up on MY thread???