Peshmerga forces from the
West and Central Iraq should be redeployed to defend Kurdistan against Turkish
invasion
At a time when the borders of
Kurdistan are under imminent attack by Turkey having Kurdish Peshmerga units
serving in the West and Central Iraq and leaving our Northern borders undefended
is absurd. We have come to a clear realization that the US has joined the
Turkish oppressive regime to wage war on Kurds. Therefore, I suggest that all
Kurdish military units that are currently serving in Iraqi army in Baghdad,
Anbar, Ninavah, Sallahudin and Diyala should be called back immediately and
redeployed to the Turkish border to confront this Turkish aggression against
Kurdistan.
What business do we have in
the Arab part of Iraq when our country is under attack? What rewards have we got
from the US government for supporting every US initiative in Iraq and acting as
their foot soldier for more than four years? What future benefits will we get by
supporting their initiatives in the wider Middle East? Frankly not much but
betrayal after betrayal! It is highly unlikely that US will ever support us in
our drive for self determination. The sooner we realize this the better it is.
So, it’s time for us Kurds to look into our own strength and build up our own
defenses. We have not chosen the path of confrontation with Turkey. On the
contrary it is the Turkish government that is keen on our destruction.
Yes there is a war between
Turkey and the PKK. But Turkish government is solely responsible for the
continuation of this war as the Kurdish side has made it clear that it is open
to dialogue. It is Turkey that has chosen to escalate this conflict and Turkey
should pay the price for this aggression.
Turkey has an insatiable
desire to repress Kurds be it in Turkey or elsewhere. Turkish leader is on
record saying that he is opposed to Kurdish autonomy even if it were in
Argentina. What Turkey is doing right now is more than just fighting the PKK. It
is undermining the stability of Kurdistan Region of Iraq and attempting to
derail the upcoming referendum on the disputed areas around Kirkuk, Mosul,
Diyala and Sallahudin provinces.
Turkish solution to the
Kurdish problem can be simply summarized as guns guns and more guns. This has
been the official state policy since the inception of Turkish republic in 1923.
The international community is equally guilty for the crime that Turkey has
committed against the Kurds. Key NATO members have given unconditional military
and economic assistance to Turkey since 1950s and most of these resources have
been used to repress Kurds.
Frankly, we are fed up with
this chronic Turkish madness and aggressive behavior against us. We are equally
outraged by American duplicity and constant lies about spreading democracy and
freedom when all they have ever done is completely the opposite! Kurdish leader
should realize sooner than later that America is no friend of the Kurds. Why
should we bail them out of the quagmire in Iraq when they are holding us hostage
to the Turks? Why should we think that they are our friends when they have
joined Turkey to eliminate us?
