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Unsuccessful blitzkrieg or strength trial?
The Turkish sudden actions gave birth to a number of questions among
which the most important one is whether or not Iraq is a sovereign
state. If yes, which were Turkey's grounds for invasion of the
territory of the independent state?
04.03.2008 GMT+04:00
The Turkish army's actions in Northern Iraq obviously didn't bring the
anticipated results. The negative reaction from the part of the USA
followed it immediately. In fact, the Secretary of Defense Robert
Gates demanded that the Turkish troops are withdrawn from the regions
of Northern Iraq. The Turkish Joint Staff had to justify itself
mentioning that "the blood of a Turkish soldier is more valuable than
the military operation." It is clear, that the Kurdistan Workers Party
is a trouble not for Turkey and Iraq only, but also for Kurdistan
itself. In any case, this is what the Prime Minister of Kurdistan
Nechirvan Barzani attempts to show.
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ He called the PKK to signing an armistice, saying
that for the regional government of Kurdistan it is not acceptable
that offensives on neighboring countries are held from the territory
of Iraqi Kurdistan. Together with this Barzani is certain that the
USA's behavior was not appropriate. "We think that it was a big
mistake from the part of the USA to have allowed Turkey to invade and
bombard the territory of Kurdistan. It wasn't supposed to happen." He
also touched upon the issue of Turkish military bases, and mentioned
that the Kurds, together with Baghdad will put the question of their
withdrawal.
The Turkish sudden actions gave birth to a number of questions among
which the most important one is whether or not Iraq is a sovereign
state. If yes, which were Turkey's grounds for invasion of the
territory of the independent state? If no, then the USA carries all
the responsibility for the lack of adequate reaction on such a
unfriendly action from the part of its Turkish allies.
The next question is: Why did the Turkish authorities choose this
exact period for carrying such a wide-raging operation against the
Kurds. The Kurdish troops are situated in the mountainous areas, and
these areas are very difficult to access both from air or land either
in summer or in winter, when the mountains of Kurdistan are all
covered with snow and the roads are closed. Things are more or less
clearer here - "little victorious war" is needed for "concealing" the
inner political crisis in the Turkish society and the gaps caused by
the expansion of the relations between the Turkish troops, political
groups and public powers on the one hand, and between the current and
other authorities on the other.
There are big disagreements between the militants, who have been the
guarantee of the secular way of Turkey's development since the times
of Kemal Ataturk and the Turkish government with its pro-Islamic
traits, trying to fasten the Islamic values in the country. The local
war is necessary for the Turkish Islamists to distract the attention
of the Turkish society from the creeping Islamification for political
survival and blaming the nation's resentments on the Kurds.
According to experts, the government of Recep Erdoghan may have the
opposite results. After Turkey's recognition of the independence of
Kosovo and the continuation of the Turkish offensives in Iraqi
Kurdistan which causes the sufferings of the majority of the
population, the answer to the Turkish actions may become the
declaration of the independence of the territory of Iraqi
Kurdistan. And if for the official Ankara the Kurdish rebels are taken
for terrorists, the Kurdish party they are the symbol of the national
aspiration, assertion for political and cultural rights of the great
nation, which is separated by the historical injustice with four
borders.
It must be mentioned, that with the demand of several political
groups, in the European Parliament on March 3-4 a conference is being
held with the title of "The Destiny of the Kurdish Problem in Northern
Kurdistan". The importance of this conference is undeniable, since
Turkey is not standing on the threshold of big changes, also
constitutional changes. The conference is organized with the
initiative of five groups: the socialists, liberal, greens, "Democrats
for Europe", and "Free Europe". Famous political figures and
parliamentarians from Turkey and Europe, as well as Turkish
journalists are invited to participate in the conference.
«PanARMENIAN.Net» analytical department
From: Baghdasarian
Unsuccessful blitzkrieg or strength trial?
The Turkish sudden actions gave birth to a number of questions among
which the most important one is whether or not Iraq is a sovereign
state. If yes, which were Turkey's grounds for invasion of the
territory of the independent state?
04.03.2008 GMT+04:00
The Turkish army's actions in Northern Iraq obviously didn't bring the
anticipated results. The negative reaction from the part of the USA
followed it immediately. In fact, the Secretary of Defense Robert
Gates demanded that the Turkish troops are withdrawn from the regions
of Northern Iraq. The Turkish Joint Staff had to justify itself
mentioning that "the blood of a Turkish soldier is more valuable than
the military operation." It is clear, that the Kurdistan Workers Party
is a trouble not for Turkey and Iraq only, but also for Kurdistan
itself. In any case, this is what the Prime Minister of Kurdistan
Nechirvan Barzani attempts to show.
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ He called the PKK to signing an armistice, saying
that for the regional government of Kurdistan it is not acceptable
that offensives on neighboring countries are held from the territory
of Iraqi Kurdistan. Together with this Barzani is certain that the
USA's behavior was not appropriate. "We think that it was a big
mistake from the part of the USA to have allowed Turkey to invade and
bombard the territory of Kurdistan. It wasn't supposed to happen." He
also touched upon the issue of Turkish military bases, and mentioned
that the Kurds, together with Baghdad will put the question of their
withdrawal.
The Turkish sudden actions gave birth to a number of questions among
which the most important one is whether or not Iraq is a sovereign
state. If yes, which were Turkey's grounds for invasion of the
territory of the independent state? If no, then the USA carries all
the responsibility for the lack of adequate reaction on such a
unfriendly action from the part of its Turkish allies.
The next question is: Why did the Turkish authorities choose this
exact period for carrying such a wide-raging operation against the
Kurds. The Kurdish troops are situated in the mountainous areas, and
these areas are very difficult to access both from air or land either
in summer or in winter, when the mountains of Kurdistan are all
covered with snow and the roads are closed. Things are more or less
clearer here - "little victorious war" is needed for "concealing" the
inner political crisis in the Turkish society and the gaps caused by
the expansion of the relations between the Turkish troops, political
groups and public powers on the one hand, and between the current and
other authorities on the other.
There are big disagreements between the militants, who have been the
guarantee of the secular way of Turkey's development since the times
of Kemal Ataturk and the Turkish government with its pro-Islamic
traits, trying to fasten the Islamic values in the country. The local
war is necessary for the Turkish Islamists to distract the attention
of the Turkish society from the creeping Islamification for political
survival and blaming the nation's resentments on the Kurds.
According to experts, the government of Recep Erdoghan may have the
opposite results. After Turkey's recognition of the independence of
Kosovo and the continuation of the Turkish offensives in Iraqi
Kurdistan which causes the sufferings of the majority of the
population, the answer to the Turkish actions may become the
declaration of the independence of the territory of Iraqi
Kurdistan. And if for the official Ankara the Kurdish rebels are taken
for terrorists, the Kurdish party they are the symbol of the national
aspiration, assertion for political and cultural rights of the great
nation, which is separated by the historical injustice with four
borders.
It must be mentioned, that with the demand of several political
groups, in the European Parliament on March 3-4 a conference is being
held with the title of "The Destiny of the Kurdish Problem in Northern
Kurdistan". The importance of this conference is undeniable, since
Turkey is not standing on the threshold of big changes, also
constitutional changes. The conference is organized with the
initiative of five groups: the socialists, liberal, greens, "Democrats
for Europe", and "Free Europe". Famous political figures and
parliamentarians from Turkey and Europe, as well as Turkish
journalists are invited to participate in the conference.
«PanARMENIAN.Net» analytical department
From: Baghdasarian