[The_Rorschach]

KC: Aren't the Kurds part of the intelligence community of which you spoke?

No.


KC: They foresaw Turkey's intentions a loooong time ago when the question came up of whether or not to enlist that country's assistance.

They knew Turkey was interested in the land, however, the US - and myself as well, for some odd reason - was under the impression we would be overseeing any parcelling of land which would take place. I know there are alot of folks smarter than me out there, but it never occoured to me once they might actually invade. Turkey is in an economic rut. They couldn't afford extended hostilities with anyone, and I thought this would keep them acting prudently.

KC: The U.S. should have been more clear on their restrictions of the Turks from the start. It's obvious that if the prospect of several million dollars didn't particularly sway them that they had an alternate agenda in mind when they finally agreed ... well, aside from gaining a new leader, I mean.

Can't disagree there, but as they say, hindsight is 20/20 right?