A troubling possibilty in a Turk/Kurd conflict

Right now, the US forces in Iraq (and most of the Iraqi forces) receive most of their supplies over land routes coming either from Turkey or from Kuwait/Basra port.

If there was some sort of extended conflict along the Turkish/Iraqi border, a large amount of that Turkish supply route would become difficult if not compromised or shut off.

That would mean that almost all US resupply would be coming through the Shia dominated south which is currently protected by a small, fairly limited British presence and the goodwill of the Shia factions.

Something to think about.....

Tuesday: The Turkish Foreign Minister has officially rejected the PKK's offer of a ceasefire, but at the same time seemed to press diplomacy over military action.

Also, the NYTimes takes a look at PJAK, the Kurdish terror group targeting Iran.

Guerrilla leaders said the Americans classify the P.K.K. as a terrorist group because it is fighting Turkey, an important American ally, while the P.J.A.K. is not labeled as such because it is fighting Iran.

In fact, the two groups appear to a large extent to be one and the same, and share the same goal: fighting campaigns to win new autonomy and rights for Kurds in Iran and Turkey. They share leadership, logistics and allegiance to Abdullah Ocalan, the P.K.K. leader imprisoned in Turkey.

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