Time to reply to Apostallian Now for his comment on 11/06/2007 9:23.22 am : Patience is a virtue for Turks. They never lean on others but themselves. History is full of their courageous wars, losses and victories. They have established 16 empires throughout their 4000 year past and never been a slave nation to any other. Maybe therefore they are not only well known as deadly warriors, but managed to govern their region with no conflict they can not over come.
So follow todays news and also wait for days to come. Yes only members of the nations accepting slavery can be called brats. As you may bear a grudge against Turks, sorry to think so, but you or your ancestors might be members of those lived in slavery, but never could show the courage to fight a war without leaning on the others. So go back to history 101 and learn more about before to talk about. Watch the news and see how Turks sacrifice their life and blood (like the color of their flag) to protect their Nation as they always do against anybody regardless of their ethnicity. Do not count on some traitors to win against this nation. History showed it otherwise so far.
As you might have forgotten your history I just wanted to remind your biased comment below.
apostallians Comment : When is turkey going to quit be the worlds biggest cry-baby,they act like a badly behaved brat who doesnt get its own way.Quit leaning on the other countries for help all the time.You boast of being a great power,but i think you are afraid of the Kurds and all of this threats is only shadow-boxing.
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Some Iraqi Kurds apparently argue that it's hard to crack down on the PKK because they're too well armed, and their bases are in the Qandil Mountains, which are nearly inaccessible and easy to defend …
If they can't do it, they shouldn't object to Turkey taking its own action.
Next door, you have the Americans in Iraq. It hasn't been a happy experience [for U.S. forces] occupying that area. Just a few years ago, you mostly finished a long war or insurgency that has cost 35,000 lives. Do you really want to get back into a full-fledged conflict?
If we're left with no other alternative, then we'll do it. We're trying to pursue all peaceful avenues before we go to the last resort, which is the use of force. Now the Turkish government has shown responsible restraint. If worse comes to worst, there's nothing else to do … It's not just that [the Iraqi Kurds] are not doing anything against [the PKK], they are helping them: providing them safe haven, giving them logistical support, supplying them with weapons, letting them appear on their televisions.
What are the possibilities of negotiations with the PKK?
There are no possibilities. You don't negotiate with a terrorist organization. It's out of the question.
So there's no question of amnesty in return for ending the conflict?
No. It's not on the agenda in the first place. And the PKK terrorists were given that opportunity some years back. And because of the pressure coming from the leadership, the rank and file did not really want to take advantage of that possibility. And I don't see any possibility now of that happening. But I want to say one thing: People refer to the stability in the north of Iraq. They say, "There is stability there now; why meddle?" But what is called an area of stability is a source of instability for Turkey. They have to recognize that. All is not roses.
One of the proposals to ease tensions was to put American forces up in that area as a kind of buffer, and if I'm not mistaken, Turkey rejected that. Can you tell me about that?
I would doubt that Turkey would reject anything which involves cooperation with the United States of America. We don't want to fight terrorism all by ourselves. We will welcome all help and assistance.
How does Iran figure into this complicated puzzle? Obviously, they've got their own Kurdish rebel group, which is aligned with the PKK. They have fired across the border on occasion. How do they figure into this? Are they supportive of you, are they wary of the Americans in the area?
The Turkish and Iranian authorities have come together and talked about cooperation against the terrorists.
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