Kurds are a very good group of people that live in north Iraq. They deserve there own country after all they've done
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Yes I have heard of them, they live in northern Iraq and Turkey, but I know very little about them other then they seem friendly to the United States.
6827
They have caused enough problems over there. If they want to continue getting killed and continue killing then they should stay. If they really are seeking democracy for Iraq (which is none of their business in the first place) then they should leave now and let the Iraqis govern themselves and set up a new constitution and start living a normal sovereign life like any country !
625380
I believe that a stable Iraq could be achieved. They will not have a democracy as we know it. Islam views religion and politics as inseparable so it will influence what may be called a democracy.
594759
Because they cannot find a way to justify the actions of our government.  These are also the people who tell me to move to Iraq because I have a dissenting opinion.  Don't get me wrong, I love my country.  But I cannot say that I am too proud of the actions of my government or of its ignorant citizens.
345100
Murtha is an idiot.  The Iraqi people need time to stabilize their government and become strong enough to protect themselves from the terrorists.\n\nHave you forgotten that the Iraqi people have defied death threats in order to vote for democracy?  \n\nThe fact of the matter is that the situation in Iraq is better than the media suggests.
398197
That poll has been shot to death already, they asked 150 Sunni.  I am shocked that they didn't get 100% since the Sunni is Saddams people, 99% of the baathist party who lost power when we came in, no wonder they want us out.  BTW, they are also most of the insurgents and suicide killers in Iraq right now.
80868
We consider ourselves as Turks, meaning we are coming from the east and going to the west so we are best of two worlds. We have a great base from eastern culture and we have been building on top of it for the last 3000 years. In Turkey, as long as non Muslims try to impose their believes onto other people, they can be very very comfortable here and live his or her belief freely. Turks have been very tolerant to other cultures living among themselves because we have a very high self esteem when it comes to our religion and culture thus we do not get offensive to others unless we are pushed and provoked for it. For your 3rd question, we ruled these peoples for a very very long time and they wanted to rule us for a change but they never could suceed in their try; they also know that they never will be able to do so, and that frustrates them. We are just fine with all of them. There are greeks, armenians, jews and christians living in Turkey just fine and comfortably. We tell those greeks and armenians and serbs or what have you to get over themselves but they just can not, so not liking us is their problem not ours. When it comes to Kurds, it is a whole different story. In Turkey most of us do not distinguish one from the other; meaning most of us do not thing as Kurds and Turks are different. There are also some fractions in Kurdish people who are extremists and since they are kicked out of the country, they can do nothing but to run their mouths. Did you know we have many Kurds in the Parliament and in the many levels of government right now. We even had a Kurdish president named Turgut Ozal so the real story is not what is presented by western press... Turkish language is already an important language as it is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world with different accents and forms but still very widely used though it is not a common knowledge :).
626819
That depends which Tribe, religion, and ethnic group one belongs. Liberators to Shiites and Kurds, Invaders by the Sunnis
361344
Sorry I didn't. I didn't know that Shiites and Sunnis hated each other so much and that everybody hated the Kurds. I guess I should have thought about it since there was one once Tito died and Yugoslavia was broken up into its original pieces. Clinton had to send troops to stop the genocide there. Still, the evil that Saddam perpetrated on people should be taken into account of why the Shiites are so irritated. Sunnis got the better deal while he was in charge.
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As a nation we are powerful but to me as mitlitary in Iraq, We only have inexperienced young people fighting the battle. If you remember. in the begining the military did what they went there to do. After that, I felt that they should all have come home. But to sit in someone else's country and try to make things better for them to me is a waste of time, money, and young lives. There are to many people in that country that opposes United State's idea of a free nation.
1969
because iraq is a worthy country
312770
It has more potential than any other country in the region.\n\n- Muslim illegals are mostly from Iraq and Afghanistan that are screwed up by some of the EU member states and their allies. They should be hold responsible for those unfortunate people seeking asylum. Turkey is just a passage for them, just like Greece, Italy, Austria. Do you expect Iraqis to travel to Europe through Japan or New Zealand?\n\n- Turkey has been home to many cultures that shaped today's Europe. Racially, about 1/4th of the Turks are grandchildren of Muslim Europeans who were displaced by the Christian Balkan states after WWI. They were not necessarily Turks, they were Muslims fleeing from the Christian atrocity. My grandfather is one of them, he is Romanian, and grandmother is Bosnian. They seeked asylum from Turkey, they learned the language, acquired Turkish names and became Turkish after they migrated.\n\nWhole Balkans were Turkish states for about 5-6 centuries (20-25 generations). Maybe you're not aware but Turkish culture has left a lot of traces in Europe. They didn't enforce religion onto the citizens, so we still have Christian faith on Balkans, with some Christian Turks as well.\n\nSome other facts you don't know about Turkey's potential:\n- Economy growing at about 7% vs 2.5% in EU.\n- 17th most industrialized country in the world.\n- 17th largest economy in 2006. It was the 26th in 2002, only 4 years ago.\n- Young educated population. Oversupply of engineers, doctors etc. Many work abroad as there are not enough jobs in Turkey. On the contrary many European economies depend on foreign workforce.\n- Secular democracy. No kings, no queens, no imams or monks as the head of state.\n- There are already about 5 million Turks living in Europe (not counting the 8 million in the European part of Turkey).\n- They have overcome the hyperinflation (70-100%) that screwed up the economy between 1970-2000. Now it is around 5-6%. Bad days are over.\n- 30% arable land. Arable whole year due to its climate and has enough water.\n- Strategically positioned. Energy hub to Central Asia and Middle East. Holding the 2 straits to Black Sea.\n- It is as big as France and England put together. Size matters. \n- Excellent private medical services, free public education (inc uni)\n- Healthy family & social structure. Don't have 12 year old single mothers. Doesn't have binge drinking and drug addicts.  Doesn't have high rates of divorces and single mothers. It has steadily growing population.\n- Low crime rates (lower than UK et al.)\n- Lots of natural resources, beautiful country, great food & fun loving people.\n- Many Turks will return back to her once the economy gets better... \n\nDo you really think we enjoy living in north Europe? It is all about money.
429434
Watch or listen to CSPAN now. There is a hearing on that. The General just said We need more troops, another said, We need an exit strategy. \nIn one month the Baker meet will be over and then and only then will we will know anything. \nMy opinion is that there should be 3, one Sunni, one Shiite and one Kurd. Each with their own accepted borders, and all sharing equally in any oil revenues from all 3 Countries or States. \nThe Shia and Sunni are never going to get along, and the Kurds just add an extra element of dispute. So give them all 3 equally shares of land, in relation to their original lands and with some acknowledgment as to Census Status, i.e. 3million Shia, 3million acre, 2 million Sunnis 2 million acres, 1million Kurds, 1 million acre. Or something like that. Seems fair, they all get Oil Revenues equally, and no one is or can take anothers land.
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It is necessary to make a clear distinction between the Turkish citizens of Kurdish origin and the PKK. Turkish citizens have various ethnic backgrounds. These ethnic backgrounds contribute to Turkish cultural richness. Turkish laws do not discriminate among citizens, there is complete legal equality. Turkey has achieved full equality with respect to the fundamental rights and freedoms, the application of the rule of law, and the participation to political, social and economic life. The problem of PKK is purely of a terrorist nature. Not only law enforcement personnel, but also the civil population, women and children, teachers, doctors, judges, public officials, all constitute potential targets for PKK. It attacks hospitals, trains, buses, touristic facilities, and particularly development projects planned to raise the life standards of the inhabitants of this region. It is therefore the basic duty of the government to guarantee the protection of people’s life and property against the PKK terror organization. This is the State’s raison d’être. \n\nThe PKK is a terror organisation which operates on a Stalinist model along the lines of Shining Path in Peru and Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. The extreme violence to which the PKK continuously resorts has not been limited to Turkey. The PKK and its front organizations have also perpetrated acts of violence in many west European countries where they have at times found a conducive environment for their propaganda and subversive activities. They have become a major threat to law and order in Europe. Germany banned the activities of the PKK as well as 35 of its front organizations on November 26, 1993. There was also great public uproar against the PKK violence in France, which resulted in police raids on many of the PKK affiliated associations. 24 people were arrested and the Kurdish Committee and YEK - KOM were banned. These actions have delivered a significant blow to the financial resources of the PKK which funds many of its acts through illegal drug sales. But according to German weekly magazine Der Spiegel’s August 14, 1995 edition, PKK still collects 30 million German Marks a year in Germany alone, mainly through extortion and "protection taxes."\n\nPKK is by no means representative of Kurds living in Turkey. Turkish citizens of Kurdish origin, like all the citizens, elect their representatives to the National Assembly, from their electoral constituency. In a country where all democratic channels are accessible to claims of all citizens, there exist no ground which could justify terrorism. In fact, PKK has tried to prevent newspapers from being distributed in the region, has attempted to ban the opening of offices of mainstream political parties in southeast Turkey, threatened the candidates of political parties running for local elections or tried to impose election boycotts. All these attempts have failed. Democratic processes functioned and the turn out in the last elections was high. \n\nThere are four basic reasons which enable the PKK to continue to exist as a terrorist organization: \n\nThe support given by some neighboring countries \n\nThe income from illicit drug smuggling \n\nThe continuation by the PKK of its activities in some Western European countries by exploiting freedom of expression and other democratic rights; \n\nThe large sums of money forcefully collected from the Turkish citizens living abroad. \n\nTherefore, it is imperative that there is international cooperation against the PKK should be carried out abroad. Important responsibilities fall on the part of the Western Governments, the media and the non-governmental organizations. The final document adopted at the end of the World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna in June 1993 states that the acts, methods and practices of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations are activities aimed at the destruction of human rights, fundamental freedoms and democracy, and calls on the internationa
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i just consider about that how do u deserve having a country.first you never had a country in history.second,if we dont see my first response you dont have qualified leaders to manage on your own,because as we see in history your brain only exist on terrorism and violence.third,you dont have enough population to have a country.fourth,if you deserve a country on lands which you think yours,turkmens in north iraq deserve a country too because they are living there troughout a long history,and armenians were living on eastern turkish lands which you want to have,then they should come and establish a country on these lands,in your opinion they deserve that too.what will you do in this situation?will you have another terrorist group or other abdullah ocalans to kill armenians and turkmens.i suggest you that doesnt work.--another point in my second and third responses if you could establish a kurdish country you will be a toy of imperialist countries.--and my asker friend i think you are a kurdish because i see you have an insular mind like most kurdishes i know in turkey.you can only dreaming about waving your kurdish flag(which is designed by pkk a kurdish terrorist group) but i am sorry they dont let you to do that after having your own country.try to have a peaceful life with your turkish and turkmen brothers and sisters.this will help you.as a muslim you know that...  C* C* C* C* C*
614322
This is the wisest decision you have taken to yourself, your family and your future. Being in Iraq for so-called search for weapons of mass destruction is nothing other than terrorising the lives of other people who belong to a country, religion, culture etc different to yours. It does not make any complete sense to continue this war.
639514
That's simple. Iraqi's are not Americans.