shahmaran wrote:So, Turkey should not defend herself because? Do you have a better idea? Its not your kids getting murdered out there on the east so i guess you can come up with a constructive and objective solution that would suit everyone?
The generals are the ultimate defenders of Kemalism from inside and outside threats, and are actually the people who are keeping Turkey together, HENCE WHY THEY ARE OUT THERE FIGHTING THE SEPARATIST KURDS!!
I suppose it is pretty easy to criticize everything from where you are Mr Epsilon, but unfortunately it is also hard to be accurate from there...
Turkey, as ALL COUNTRIES!!!!!have of course the right to defend its territory and citizens particularly against terrorist attacks (I consider PKK actions as such on basis they killed civilians in many cases) .
A country however must firstly give to its citizens, including minorities, the basic rights and secondly can not invate a foreign country with 100000 soldiers/ tanks/airplanes just to fight 3500 gorrillas who are holding light arms.This make the rest World consider that the target is not the 3500 PKK members but something else more important and interesting.However this important thing, in order to be suceeded, must resulted an occupation (again) of a foreign teritory (IRAQ). This country has lot of problems with its dictator, then with Americans, then with its own leaders and can not affort also Turks occupying Kirkut or other areas.
If Kurds want and succeed an indepedent state inside Iraq this is their internal affair and should not ask Turkey for a permission but their own central government in Iraq.As far as i know this indepedent state is not organised by PKK .
As for the big task of Generals to keep Turkey together this alone show that Turkey is not on the correct direction. If a country needs Generals to keep it united then this prove that people are suffering a lot and this is the reason an army must be emplyed to keep them calm.
Believe me that, in case Turkey suceed to be a full democratic country this willl make Greeks very happy because they will have a good neiburgh to cooperate with.