"This Crisis Should be Resolved Too
One cannot deny the long-term crisis in Turkish-American relations. The tension, which began with the objection to the March 1 deployment, deepens a bit at every opportunity.
Turkey has many concerns about the developments in Northern Iraq. Turkey's expectation of an operation against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has turned into disappointment. Kurdish leaders make provocative statements on the Kerkuk (Kirkuk) issue and the US usually foots the bill. The idea that Iran will benefit the most from a new Iraqi state with a Shiite majority is cause for concern� "
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