What are the reasons of Turkey's decision that not to participate US-led 2003 Iraq War?
2006-09-17 12:46:12 · 9 answers · asked by usydchong 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The folks that have answered previously are correct, but they have left out one important aspect: The Kurdish part of Iraq wants very much to be an independent country, and Turkey is very much opposed to that because Turkish Kurds would want to join them. Turkish Kurds have been blamed for terrorist attacks in Turkey for many years.
2006-09-17 15:47:14 · answer #1 · answered by F. Frederick Skitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well Turkey wants to get into the EU so that means they must behave themselves. So they are trying to stay out of things like a lot of other EU countries.
Also they wouldn't go to war with Iraq and support the US. 99% of Turkey is Islamic. They would never attack their own would they?
2006-09-17 12:52:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He would have even if it change into also got here across that the 8 ball change into left there from the Clinton era. She too alongside with many different Dems. stated that guns of mass destruction were in Iraq.
2016-10-16 01:06:56 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because more than 90% of the population opposed the war and the parliament couldn't ignore that. We also tried very hard to explain US that it was a bad idea but there was no one to listen.
2006-09-18 21:01:04 · answer #4 · answered by maximusmeridius 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you can figure it out after you know what's REALLY going on in Iraq!...
http://www.strayreality.com/Lanis_Strayreality/iraq.htm
2006-09-17 16:54:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are a bunch of TURKEYS
2006-09-17 13:16:09 · answer #6 · answered by the_wire_monkey 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They didn't want to be part of an illegl war launched against another muslim country
2006-09-17 12:52:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
because Turkish blood more important than oil
2006-09-18 02:46:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are a muslim country and they would be fighting against muslims.
2006-09-17 12:49:01 · answer #9 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋