Turkey says Iraq accepts cooperation against PKK, How does this affect US/Kurd relations?

wangwei
Posts: 237 Joined: 20-09-06
Submitted by wangwei on 25 May, 2007 - 13:36.

This article is confusing to me. How will the US maintain Kurd support in Northern Iraq if they move against the PKK?

Quote:
Turkey says Iraq accepts cooperation against PKK
Thu 24 May 2007 17:44:15 BST
ANKARA, May 24 (Reuters) - Iraq said it was ready to cooperate with Ankara against the separatist Kurdistan Workers Party guerrillas who use northern Iraq as a base, Turkey's foreign ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

Last month Turkey gave a diplomatic note asking Baghdad to help force the PKK out of northern Iraq.

"Iraq replied to our note with a note on May 17. In this counter note, the Iraqi government expresses its intention to cooperate over PKK terrorism," the Turkish foreign ministry statement said. http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/CrisesArticle.aspx?rpc=401&storyId=L24437819

Anybody know?

jef costello "Beautiful, just like Nuremburg"
Posts: 9933 Joined: 09-02-06 Location: razorblade of apathy, shave me with your irony
25 May, 2007 - 14:48

There might be internal differences, or the kurds might be willing to give up a vicious losing battle in Turkey for more of IRaq and a green light to move into Iran.
It makes no sense unless there's some kind of deal going on in the background. Kurds are about the only people that the americans can rely on in Iraq right now.

miasnikov_perm "marxist-makhnovist-maoist"
Posts: 15 Joined: 25-09-05
25 May, 2007 - 14:58

actually their reply was quite short. something like one or two sentences.
the 2nd biggest newspaper of the dogan media cartel called it "flippant reply from talabani"
dont take it serious

wangwei
Posts: 237 Joined: 20-09-06
25 May, 2007 - 17:06

Okay, so you guys are reading this as the neo-colongy of Iraq placating Turkey? Wouldn't it also be in the best interest of the US ruling class to marginalize and contain the PKK? How integrated into Kurdish society is the PKK?

Devrim "Enternasyonalist Komünist Sol"
Posts: 3105 Joined: 15-07-06
25 May, 2007 - 20:39

Wangwei,
There is already another thread discussing the present situation in Turkey. I moved all these comments there as I thought they are relevant to the discusion.
http://libcom.org/forums/enternasyonalist-kom-nist-sol/turkey-marching-towards-war
Devrim