Turkey and Giblets

The recent Turkish invasion of the Kurdish area of Iraq points up the disaster Bushit policies have wrought in the Middle East. Above all, the Middle East - - and Iraq in particular - - is a witches' brew of hostile ethnic and religious disparity: Shiite and Sunni, Arab and Kurd, Baathist and Islamist, and multiple variations of the above and more. Dumbya literally threw gasoline on these hot coals that have existed for centuries when he manufactured a cause for war and ordered the invasion of Iraq. The Bushits thought that they could conquer Iraq on the cheap, while Afghanistan - - and now nuclear Pakistan - - continues to disintegrate under al Qaeda and Taliban resurgence (remember them? The ones who actually attacked us?) The Kurds, Iraqis, and we are reaping the whirlwind of Dumbya's arrogance and incompetence, and will do so for years to come regardless of the 2008 election outcome.

Unintended Consequences

Dumbya's war on Iraq is having additional unintended consequences for Iraq's neighbors. Leaving aside the flood of Iraqi refugees pouring into Jordan, Syria and Saudi Arabia, Turkey is now faced with cross-border attacks by Kurdish guerrillas operating from northern Iraq/Kurdistan. The simmering conflict between the Turks and Kurds is starting to reach the boiling point. Turkey is a member of NATO, so does that mean that if Iraqi Kurds are guilty of aggression against our ally, we will come to Turkey's aid? Someone should ask Dumbya.