Posted on 10/21/2007 6:34:35 AM PDT by Flavius
They did encourage them to do this in 1991, whereupon Saddam slapped them down, but there was no gas involved.
***Something dangling around in my memory says that ain’t so, but I don’t have time to chase it down. Either way, we can agree that “Saddam slapped them down” after they rebelled at our incitement. The Kurdish problem is whether or not they can trust US.
Should Turkey not have “democracy and autonomy?”
***Those are not Turks in eastern Turkey, they’re Kurds. So, by taking out the phrase “for indigenous groups” you change the meaning of the sentence and turn it into a straw argument.
My point: shouldn’t those in Washington who made the war plans do some explaining about those forty ships of infantry gear headed for Turkey?
***Sure, let Washington explain some gear, and let Turkey explain why they are quashing an indigenous democracy. One issue seems way bigger than the other.
Eastern Turkey? You mean Western Armenia?
BTW, the Armenian government and Diaspora are now deciding which court, international or U.S., to use to sue Turkey for recovery of territory and for compensation.
I cannot swear that the following is true but this guy SPENGLER's column has been around for awhile. Maybe it's true?
It's getting more and more complicated over there.
Turkish government allowed Kurds to resettle the portion of Eastern Anatolia then known as Western Armenia . . That is why Kurds now comprise a majority of the inhabitants of the former western Armenia.
***I heard about the same thing. I’ll proceed forth as if it’s true until I hear otherwise.
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