Thursday, February 28, 2008
Turkey is becoming an obnoxious problem.
An illegal invasion of Iraq by Turkey is not condemned [oh big surprise].
by Ferdinand III
There is no outrage of course about Sunni Turkey's invasion of Iraq. No surprise. Turkey has invaded northern Iraq under the pretense of 'fighting PKK' or Kurdish terror about 10 times in the past 15 years. None of the invasions have achieved any notable success, except the murder of civilians, and they ignore the obvious fact that Turkey itself is responsible for the Kurdish terrorist problem.
According to the Sunni Turks, terrorist Kurds are blowing up Turkish assets in their bid for a Kurd run state. This is largely hyperbole. Modern PKK or Kurdish demands center around civil rights for Kurds in Turkey; the ability to use the Kurdish language openly; teach Kurdish history and culture and embrace some form of loose autonomy to manage Kurdish affairs. The Turkish response has been oppression; murder; imprisonment of Kurdish leaders and journalists and military reprisals against innocents.
According to almost any international report about 30.000 Kurdish civilians have been murdered by the Turkish military in the past 10-15 years, along with hundreds of Kurdish villages being wiped out. Yes such outrages would probably spark a guerilla movement amongst the Kurds. When Turkey blames the Kurds for terrorism, they should first blame their own atrocities for creating the problem in the first place. Turkey is plainly responsible in large measure for the Kurdish 'problem'.
Yet the fembots, cultural marxdroids and sundry other groups so activated by 'human rights' and 'dignity' say nothing.
Doesn't the mainstream media blame the West or Israel when Arabs and Muslims engage in yet another outrage against civilisation? Don't academics, cultural marxists, and 'analysts' blame Western activity or Jewish intolerance for the series of heinous crimes – 11.000 attacks since 9-11 with 1 million dead or wounded -- committed by Islam against civilisation? Why not apply this hypocritical standard to the Turks then?
Undoubtedly the Kurd rebels in Turkey are using Iraq as a base. Equally clear is the Iraqi-Kurd reluctance to do much about it. But does this mandate an invasion of Iraq by Turkey? What evidence is there that in the past few years Kurdish terrorist activity in Turkey has been a problem?
There are a few ways to deal with the Kurdish issue. Seal off the border. Regulate trade. Help the US in Iraq proper, in exchange for tigher border security. Appeal to the US for more money to beef up border and terrorist tracking technology. Arm twist the brains at Brussel's NATO HQ for more cash to stiffen Iraqi-Kurd courage in restraining their brethren [nothing like some palm grease amongst those honest Kurds and Arabs]. Why not focus on quelling domestic violence in exchange for US assurances that cross-border raids will stop? Why not give the Kurds some autonomy in Turkey?
Too easy for the Turks. For domestic political theatre and gain, they must invade another country, kill some more civilians, wipe out a few more villages and declare themselves Saladinic heroes. Of course the Western media applauds all of this, even though the invasion is illegal, contravenes NATO and US-Turkish agreements and destabilises Iraq.
Turkey is in general becoming an obnoxious problem and it is clear that Turkey has little in common with either Europe or the US.
For instance the Turks want to join the socialist behemoth of the European Union, to feed off European tax money, one supposes. The appropriate response is of course nein, jamais, nooit.
Turkey is Asiatic. Its history is one of unfettered despotism and racism along with the niceties of genocide and mass murder. It is profoundly Islamic, and it is in alliance with Iran and it will illegally [oh where are those Liberal UN-law givers when you need them] Iraq, even as a NATO ally pleads 'please don't do it!'. Such is a Muslim state of affairs with the great, dear and good 'ally' Turkey.
Turkey became an ally of convenience during the Cold War. The Turks needed protection from the centuries old Russian imperial habit of wanting to take Constantinople, renamed Istanbul after the Turks slaughtered the inhabitants in 1453. Moscow as the new Rome coveted a warm water port, and to put its onc-time Orthodox patron and trading partner – Constantinople – under New Rome's control. This 'great game' was a centuries long dance. During the Cold War, the Turks appealed for Western military, monetary and technological aid. After sending the 4th largest contingent to Korea to fight the godless Communists, they got what they wanted. A good deal for all concerned.
But times change. Turkey is a part of NATO but only in so far as the Turks prove to be of some use against Iran, fascist Islam and Russian imperialism. The second the Turks talk about invading Iraq and destroying that nation's ascent to normalcy must be the same minute that talks of kicking Turkey out of NATO should commence. After all, the US is running Iraq, and how on earth can one NATO ally attack another?
The deeply anti-American Turkish state can assert its Turkish-ness through an opportune invasion. Oil awaits in Kirkuk and northern Iraq. Rampant domestic violence and murder is made easier with a foreign incursion. After all, the world will not care about a few thousand more slaughtered Kurds. After invading Iraq surely more US concessions will be offered to broker peace? Turkey will ride high in Turkic and Islamic opinion after humbling the Great Satan.
Therein lies the issue.
Turkey is not our ally. Turkey receives money, aid, technology, military help and status by being a member of NATO. Here is something for the US State Department and the Euro-droids to consider. In exchange for invading and destabilising Iraq the Turks should be given a choice: either desist from trying to upset Iraq or leave NATO, withdraw from all talks about joining the EU and suffer international trade consequences. Just to prove the point the US should send 20.000 US marines to defend Iraqi Kurdistan.
Bowing to the intolerant Turks and pretending that they are our allies is not only silly but dangerous. Turkey has never been our ally since the collapse of the Soviet imperial system. And the Turks have a lot more to lose if the West disengages from Turkey, than we have. We should recognise that reality and act with strength.