Are they going to give Iraq to Iran and Syria?

[Lancer]

On the news I've seen it discussed how Iran and Syria, as regional powers, need to be involved in the peace process to reach a solution. Aren't they already involved as the the problem? If you're going to give the place away why not give it to the Turks? They've had it before...they could use the oil and are a secular government.

Discuss.

[KrazyHorse]

If you can't hold it what the **** makes you think the Turks can?

[techumseh]

My theory at least has a rationale. Why would they "give" Iraq to the Turks?

[Dis]

why not?

Or maybe we should give it to china. That would be interesting.

[Tattila the Hun]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
If you can't hold it what the **** makes you think the Turks can?

Maybe they're more ruthless... How big, manpower-wise, is the Turkish Army?

[Spec]

Originally posted by Tattila the Hun


Maybe they're more ruthless... How big, manpower-wise, is the Turkish Army?

Turkish Army (Turkish: Türk Kara Kuvvetleri) is a branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. Turkish Army is one of the largest standing armies in the world and the second largest army of NATO. The total number of troops is around 750,000. Turkish Army can deploy an Army Corps of 100,000 men to conduct joint operations at short notice. The Army can conduct air assault operations with a lift capability of up to 7 battalions at a time, day and night.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Army

Spec.

[Heresson]

Turks will not be welcomed by the only pro-western group of three main, Kurds (Assyrians are probably pro-western as well). Nor by anyone else, really.
Syria has her own problems, and Iran...

[Eli]

I like the idea. Muslims can kill Muslims with impunity so the Turks will be able to suppress the insurgency much better than the US.

[SlowwHand]

This is all fine and good, but you're going with the assumption that anyone would want Iraq.
For what? Toxic waste disposal?

[Tattila the Hun]

I hear they have oil...

[Ninot]

Well, Christmas is coming. But maybe a gift certificate would be easier.

[Victor Galis]

You know... I don't think adding troops from all of Iraq's former colonial masters is the right way to go about pacifying the country.