I read now that Turkey is getting ready to chase PKK rebels back into Iraq when they attack across the Turkish border. Yet the Iraqis object to partitioning their country along ethnic lines. That means that Kurdistan is still technically part of Iraq, so shouldn't the Iraqis force the PKK to disband and lay down their weapons? If they won't or can't, shouldn't the US occupation force the issue? After all, Turkey is a NATO ally.
Or do we perhaps only use terrorism as an excuse to invade when it suits our political aims of the moment?
2007-10-09 04:55:21 · 6 answers · asked by oimwoomwio 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Jacob--out of the park? Really? Because the truth matters to you but not to me? Fascinating.
Here's from your link (which was about Italy's PM signing up for the "Coalition Of The Willing"). Bush said "The more people involved in Iraq, the better off we will be."
Italy pulled out last year. England is about to drop its contingent to <3000 men. We've got 160,000 there. Do the math; or do numbers not qualify as "facts" in this context?
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraq_orbat_coalition.htm
2007-10-09 05:52:31 · update #1
"Or do we perhaps only use terrorism as an excuse to invade when it suits our political aims of the moment?"
BINGO!!!!!
2007-10-09 05:05:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is difficult for us to use the word terrorist on someone else, when we practice terrorism our self. The perspective is based upon which side of the disagreement that you are on. If we could recognize the term and it's definition, we could understand our friends and our enemies. Afghanistan harbors terrorists but the president is our "best" friend. Matter of perspective and needs.
2007-10-09 12:26:39 · answer #2 · answered by ustoev 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"This behavior is completely unacceptable," Bush said. "States that support terror will be held accountable."
Held accountable does not necessarily mean invaded.
I was wondering. I keep knocking these biased questions out of the ball park. Does the truth, as in this case, mean anything at all to you?
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2007-10-09 12:07:27 · answer #3 · answered by Jacob W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What about South field, Detroit? All the 9/11 terrorist came through there, its the biggest Muslim Community in the US.
2007-10-09 12:01:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
PKK rebels aren't out to get US.
Nobody's harboring Al Qaeda like Pakistan, but we won't be attacking them.
2007-10-09 11:59:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Did you actually believe something that Bush said?
When was the last time we invaded Saudi Arabia?
2007-10-09 12:01:32 · answer #6 · answered by buffytou 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋