in light of my last question, are we not obligated to assist Turkey?

Question

As a nation that has vowed to combat terrorism on all fronts. Are we not obligated to assist Turkey in the same thing that we are doing not even 200 miles away from them. If my reflection serves me right, when we as the United States said we will attack terrorism, there was not a stipulation that we will do nothing if we upset a few people. If that was the case we would not be in Iraq right now. So in us not helping Turkey on a front that is right where we are doing what we vowed, that in turn makes us a partaker of terrorism. Would you not agree? In our refusal to get involved when we have vowed to get involved on all fronts of terrorism, when we are right there anyway, that in my opinion makes our country a double minded nation. Integrity and godly character must rule, in our words and actions.

Answer 1

Russian journalist warns of possible Turkish split from NATO



Russian journalist Mihael Leontiyev, known by regional experts as one of the "voices of the Kremlin," has commented on the growing crisis involving Turkey and the US over the matter of northern Iraq, asserting that if the situation continued, NATO would be at risk of losing Turkey as a member.

Said Leontiyev this week, speaking on Russian television station ORT, "On November 2, US Secretary of State Rice is coming to Ankara. Her goal will be to sway Turkey from intervening in northern Iraq.....When we look at the roots of the problem, we see an interesting scenario. Until recently, Turkey was not only one of the close allies of the US, it was also second strongest army in the western military alliance we call NATO. With the US, which appears to have embraced the idea of an Iraq split into three parts, continuing down this path, it appears that NATO will lose the number one power and balance in its southern wing, Turkey. And if Turkey decides to part paths with NATO, all that will remain of NATO will be its 'NA.'"

Answer 2

Please, with all due respect you should do a bit of research before asking questions like this.
When the Ottoman Empire came to an end in c1920 the Kurdish people were promised a homeland of their own.

Kurdistan is a semi autonomous region of northern Iraq, the Kurds supported the invasion by allied forces and even helped to defeat local Iraqi forces in the north.

The dispute with Turkey has been going on for many years and until Turkey (which has a long history of aggression in the area) is prepared to make some concessions it will continue.

Please do not forget that Turkey still occupies the northern part of Cyprus against International Law.

So to answer your question NO the allied forces should not get involved!

Answer 3

You are right, to a point but, Turkey has what, 10,000 men massed on the Iraqi border? and we have at any one time how many man, if in fact co-hort ops going on in these very mountains. I wonder what type of mess they'd have in a few short weeks.

We can't have two different armies going at it from two different angles, can we?

Answer 4

Morally, sure. But are we legally bound to follow through with our promises? Of course not, that's why the promises were made in the first place: it sounds good and it's what people want to hear (and vote for).

Answer 5

won't have to now,allah is getting ready to recieve a half million when the giant mosul dam breaks in iraq