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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (92060)	10/16/2007 9:38:00 PM
From: ChanceIs	Read Replies (2) of 206113

>>>Turkey would like to annex northern Iraq. Solves a lot of problems. (not an endorsement)<<< Probably a little OT - but it does relate to oil. I thought that one of the Turks' greatest fears was a united Kurdish faction. It Turkey swallowed northern Iraq, then the Kurds would be united - albeit within Turkey. If Iraq was split in three, the Turks would fear an independent Kurdish state (almost a de-facto matter as things stand), and such a state would encourage the Kurds in southern Turkey to rebel and secede. I suspect that Turkey wants to keep the two Kurdish entities from fusing, but still wants to smack the Iraqi Kurds around a bit to let them know who is boss. From what I understand the Kurds in northern Iraq were ambivalent at best about GWII. Since Saddam had been neutered in GWI, he left them alone to develop a peaceful economy. The new war introduced increased uncertainty. How does all of this affect oil flow??? I don't know. The Kurds and Turks both have very large vested interests in keeping the flow going. We may see the Kurdish government deal with the guerrillas which the Turks find so offensive. Just a guess on my part.

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