Jatfla, when we look at the situation from Turkey's side, it's obviously not a "Turkey invading Iraq" issue. The military operation is directly related to a "national security" problem for the Turkish army, when most of the guerilla camps of PKK (armed forces of a Kurdish separatist/nationalist group) are located in Northern Iraq and they organize attacks from those camps.

As I often remind here, Turkish army is pro-American and it does not see the military operations that would take place in Northern Iraq as an invasion. The military expects American government to "understand" its "national security" concerns.

On the other hand, Ratilfar is right, when we see the matter with the Kurds' ey...

Jatfla, when we look at the situation from Turkey's side, it's obviously not a "Turkey invading Iraq" issue. The military operation is directly related to a "national security" problem for the Turkish army, when most of the guerilla camps of PKK (armed forces of a Kurdish separatist/nationalist group) are located in Northern Iraq and they organize attacks from those camps.

As I often remind here, Turkish army is pro-American and it does not see the military operations that would take place in Northern Iraq as an invasion. The military expects American government to "understand" its "national security" concerns.

On the other hand, Ratilfar is right, when we see the matter with the Kurds' eyes. Iran and Turkey are in cooperation against PKK. Both countries have unitarian and nationalistic attitude towards the "Kurdish Question" in the region. In Southeastern Turkey, there have been really harsh conditions for the local people which include but not limited to an obvious political oppression (which the army and the "official ideology" denies) and poor economical circumstances.

This is a very long story but for now, I must say there is not a "right side" here. Turkish state's general attitude is very nationalistic and oppressive against Kurds, while on the other hand, the separatist PKK is a very dangerous terrorist organization with a very intolerant Kurdish nationalism. Both Turks and Kurds suffer the consequences of this situation (around 35,000 people killed since 1984) but unfortunately, no possible political solution or even a tiny clue of an understanding or compromise from both sides is seen at the horizon yet. A long, sad and horrible story.

The present problem is very obvious too: if Turkish army goes beyond the borders and enter Iraqi territory, its consequences will affect the internal political situation badly in Turkey, when the general elections are very near. This is why the intellectuals worry.