Saturday, February 23, 2008

Turkey's Iraq Incursion: Barzani Draws the Line

In the World Politics Review, here
"... For Turkey, it's a fine line to walk, since the PKK is a guerilla group with popular support in the area. But the fact that the Peshmerga stepped in to keep the Turkish forces on their "observer" bases suggests that Barzani means business."
President George W. Bush welcomes Massoud Barzani, the President of the Kurdistan regional government of Iraq, to the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2005. White House photo by Eric Draper

1 comment:

Salem said...

"Barzani means business"
I wonder what "business" could that be.