Turkey: Fighting With Kurds Will Surge

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Source: Associated Press

Turkey: Fighting With Kurds Will Surge
Tuesday, October 30, 2007 1:28 PM EDT
The Associated Press
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press Writer

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's prime minister said Tuesday increased military action against separatist Kurdish rebels was "unavoidable" and pressed the United States for a crackdown on guerrilla bases in northern Iraq.

Turkish helicopters pounded rebel positions near the border with rockets for a second day and Turkey brought in troops by the truckload in an operation against mountainside emplacements. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told members of his party in parliament "it is now unavoidable that Turkey will have to go through a more intensive military process."

But he also suggested he was not seeking an immediate cross-border offensive against the rebels of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, holed up in bases in northern Iraq. "The responsibility of leadership does not allow for narrow mindedness, haste or heroism," he said. "We must remember that Turkey is part of this world and diplomacy has certain requirements," Erdogan added, suggesting the world expected Turkey to exhaust all nonmilitary options.

Erdogan flies to Washington on Nov. 5 for talks with President Bush that could be key to whether Turkey carries out its threat of a major military incursion. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is also expected in Turkey later this week.

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[Javaman]

1. Escalate, the fucking word is escalate!!!

what is with this newspeak surge bullshit that has been forced on us. The fucking armpit of a fucked up war and everything associated with it will escalate.

:banghead:

[Joe for Clark]

3. Probably - but it hasn't happened quite yet.

In fact I am impressed with Turkey for showing this much restraint.

The writting was on the wall last week that this was going bad - the day you knew they were sending in fighter bombers and attack helicopters - it was bad.

It is probably up to B*sh at this point - they are looking for some sign of commitment on our part - something. If they don't walk away from this 11/5 talk with something they can sell their people on -that we are at least trying to accomidate - they will have tried their best to avoid this.

No - it is probably not going to happen - AND American commanders who say there is no way we will even attempt to come to their aid - should be relieved.

Joe

[Supersedeas]

2. Condi will smile and make us forget about all of it -- it's just history, just history like the PDB