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Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Turks' dilemma - Editorials/Op-Ed - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper

"Turks' dilemma

TODAY'S COLUMNIST
By Tulin Daloglu
July 25, 2006

In the midst of the dangerous escalation in the Middle East, President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice have assured their Turkish counterparts that the United States will not allow the separatist Kurdish terrorists to infiltrate Turkey via northern Iraq. But last week, 15 members of the Turkish security force died in PKK attacks, bringing the total number of Turks killed or wounded by the PKK to nearly 2,000 since the group unilaterally ended its cease-fire in 2003. The ongoing violence has prompted Turks to favor a military operation led by Turkey to target PKK safe havens in northern Iraq. The question is whether or not it makes sense to carry out such an operation. "

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